Reasonable deadly force is authorized under three circumstances:

What will be an ideal response?


1. To prevent an escape when the suspect has threatened an officer with a weapon
2. When there is a threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others
3. If there is probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical injury and, when practical, some warning has been given by the officer

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As a search incident to arrest, an officer may

A. search only the defendant’s person. B. search the defendant and all areas within the defendant’s immediate control. C. search the defendant and any person with the defendant at the time of arrest. D. search the defendant, those areas within the defendant’s immediate control, and any property owned by the defendant.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. According to the relativist conception of deviance, universal definitions of deviance exist that apply across all time and place. 2. Drinking too much alcohol is considered a deviant behavior in the United States today. 3. NACIREMA articulated the objectivist perspective because the author did not advocate relativity of deviance. 4. Positivist conceptions of deviance most align with critical perspectives of deviance. 5. Reality TV shows often allow us to see and consume deviance of everyday life.

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Wrongful conversion of property by defendants who already have lawful possession is:

a. false pretenses. b. receipt of stolen property. c. embezzlement. d. larceny by trick.

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What role do criminal subcultures play in Braithwaite's theory of shaming?

a. they make the offender an outcast b. they engage in stigmatizing shaming more than reintegrative shaming c. they provide systematic social support for crime d. they reintegrate the offender into mainstream society

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