Which of the following was not one of James Q. Wilsons' three policing styles?
A) Watchman
B) Service
C) Maintenance
D) Legalistic
C) Maintenance
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Matt stops his car at a red light. Suddenly from out of the bushes Rodney appears. He opens the car's passenger side door and points a pistol at Matt. Matt, not wishing to learn Rodney's intentions, opens his door and jumps from the car
Rodney slides over to the driver's seat and drives away. Two hours later Rodney abandons the car when it runs out of fuel. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding this incident? A) Rodney's conduct constitutes robbery but not aggravated robbery because while he had a pistol, but did not "use" it within the meaning of the statute. B) Rodney's conduct could be considered aggravated robbery if his retention of the car for two hours fits the definition of theft. C) Rodney's conduct constitutes neither robbery nor aggravated robbery because there is no evidence that Matt was ever placed in fear of being shot. D) Rodney's conduct does NOT meet the elements of aggravated robbery because he never threatened Matt with serious bodily injury.
In the contemporary view, the main parts of the criminal justice system are ________.
A. probation, law enforcement, corrections, and victim services B. law enforcement, jails, prisons, and courts C. law enforcement, judiciary, corrections, and courts D. law enforcement, courts, corrections, and victims services
The Prison Litigation Reform Act was initiated by President Bush in 2005 as an attempt to allow prisoners the right to file claims against their constitutional rights
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A police officer pulls over a car with three men in it. The men all exit the vehicle and run in opposite directions. The officer engages in a foot pursuit and just prior being tackled, one of the suspects throws a bag away with a substance which is later found to contain heroin. The officer charges the suspect with possession of the heroin. The suspect argued in court because there was no probable cause for the arrest before the cocaine discovered, it was inadmissible as evidence. Based on this information, what statement below is TRUE regarding the arrest of the suspect?
A) The suspect had been "constructively seized" as soon as the chase began; therefore an arrest had taken place. B) No arrest had taken place prior to being tackled because there was neither physical force nor submission to the assertion of authority. C) The officer may not arrest the suspect because the officer does not have probable cause. D) The officer may not arrest the suspect because the suspect did have the heroin on his/her person at the time of the tackle.