Griggs v. Duke Power Company
What will be an ideal response?
Supreme Court case in which the plaintiff argued that his employer's requirement that coal handlers be high school graduates was unfairly discriminatory. In finding for the plaintiff, the Court ruled that discrimination need not be overt to be illegal, that employment practices must be related to job performance, and that the burden of proof is on the employer to show that hiring standards are job related.
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___________ is a defense mechanism used to deal with stress by acting out the opposite of what is being felt
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A majority of cases are resolved using ____________.
a. the death penalty b. trials c. retribution d. plea bargains
The young, the elderly, and the disabled represent three major groups in society for whom the police must provide
a. educational services b. specialized services c. religious services d. economic service
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of career-criminal programs?
a. longer sentences b. encourages plea bargaining c. speeds up prosecution of the defendant d. development of special units within law enforcement agencies