How can officers safeguard their undercover identity?

What will be an ideal response?


If the officer keeps the cover story general, most questioning and suspicion should be easily overcome. Moreover, if the officer has been properly trained and responds to the suspects according to his or her training, a bond of trust may develop between the officer and suspects that can pave the way to a successful investigation.

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Which of the following would not be a belief of a retributivist?

a. Punishing some innocent people is a price of general deterrence. b. Offenders are paying a debt to society. c. Offenders have taken unfair advantage of others. d. Punishment is a censure of offenders.

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This somewhat low ratio is caused by four key factors. Which of the following is not one of those four key factors?

a. The number of impaired drivers on the road at any given time greatly outnumbers the number of police officers on duty at any given time. b. Many DUI offenders have become highly skilled at avoiding detection. c. Many officers are not highly skilled or properly trained in DUI detection. d. Some officers, for a variety of reasons are not personally motivated to engage in dedicated, aggressive DUI detection.

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The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has spent more than $______ million promoting the use of restitution in juvenile courts across the nation.

A. 90 B. 30 C. 43 D. 52

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The defense can claim that Mr. Blue should have responded by:

a. shooting the intruder in the leg. b. telling his dog to bite the intruder. c. retreating from the home and contacting law enforcement. d. beating the intruder until law enforcement arrives.

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