Discuss two problems confronting today's police departments. How do these challenges compare to the challenges faced during early days of policing?
What will be an ideal response?
Early police agencies were born out of urban mob violence and were corrupt, brutal, and inefficient. Police were regarded as incompetent and corrupt during the nineteenth century and disliked by the public. Although there has been an extreme push to professionalize policing and create and maintain enforcement agencies are still undergoing transformation. Today efforts still continue to make police "user friendly" and make them more responsive to community needs.
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Which of the following statements is true of a state court of appeals?
A. It is called the supreme court in Maryland. B. It is also known as a court of common plea. C. It is usually headed by a magistrate. D. It takes the final decision on all questions of state law.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. If the F test leads us to reject the null hypothesis, we must then conclude that the two population standard deviations are the same. 2. A researcher wishing to compare the values of parents and children collects data from 10 children and their parents. The t test for dependent means would be the appropriate statistical analysis. 3. A researcher wishing to compare the values of parents and children collects data from 10 children and their parents. The t test for dependent means would be the appropriate statistical analysis. 4. When testing for a difference between proportions, a researcher would use the z statistic instead of the t statistic. 5. At the end of a study, girls (N = 100) increased their reading score by 38% while boys (N = 200) increased it by 51%. Based on these findings, the researcher can accept the null hypothesis that there is not a difference between the two groups.
Crowding in workhouses was a major impetus for the development of transportation as a punishment.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
According to the text, which of the following is not an example of discrimination against African-American police officers in the early 1900s?
a. only assigned to patrol black neighborhoods b. were not allowed to arrest whites c. establishment of job-related standards d. chances of promotion to higher ranks were limited