Explain how the passage of time usually operates to the advantage of the police when a barricaded suspect is holding a hostage
What will be an ideal response?
Buying time gives the police an opportunity to develop alternative plans of action should negotiations fail, it permits greater opportunity for the suspect to make a mistake that can be exploited, and it often increases the suspect's affinity for the hostage. In some hostage situations, cases have been reported where the hostages have sympathized and empathized with their hostage takers. When it occurs, the likelihood that the suspect will take the hostage's life is reduced. Time may also give the hostage an opportunity to escape.
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Trooper Tommy arrests Rocco for driving while intoxicated. Rocco is handcuffed and placed in the back seat of the trooper's vehicle. Trooper Tommy drives to the county jail
At the jail, Rocco, who to this point has been cooperative, changes his attitude. He becomes belligerent and uncooperative. When Tommy tries to remove Rocco from the patrol car, Rocco begins kicking at Tommy and scooting to the far side of the car. Rocco then slides forward and locks his legs around Tommy and will not let go. Trooper Tommy resolves the matter by squirting Rocco with pepper spray. Rocco becomes cooperative. In addition to other possible charges, Rocco has committed: A) escape. B) resisting transportation. C) evading arrest. D) obstruction or retaliation.
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a. Open-ended rather than fixed-choice questions b. Multiple questions rather than single questions c. Single questions rather than multiple questions d. Phone surveys rather than mailed questionnaires
Non-deadly force is permitted when
a. deadly force won't work b. robbing from a homeowner c. evicting a trespasser d. using public property, such as a park
Prior to the passage of the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, money laundering was not a federal crime
Indicate whether the statement is true or false