Define the three major reality-based terms as they apply to police organizations

What will be an ideal response?


Performance – this deals with measuring how line officers and supervisors are measured in terms of their job performance.

Preparedness – this refers to how well the department and the community are ready to address major emergencies.

Progressiveness – how flexible are police leaders in adapting to new situations and challenges such as the acquisition of new technology or emerging crime trends?

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Roger is late for work. As he approaches an intersection in his car he observes that the traffic signal is red. Not seeing any other cars, Roger decides to proceed through the intersection without stopping

As he enters the intersection, Terry, riding a motorcycle, comes over the hill into the intersection and strikes the side of Roger's automobile. Terry is thrown from the motorcycle and seriously injured. Under these facts it would be accurate to say that Roger: A) is responsible for Terry's injuries due to the doctrine of transferred intent. B) knowingly caused Terry's injuries as he should have anticipated cross-traffic. C) has no criminal responsibility because Terry hit him; he did not hit Terry. D) was acting recklessly when he ran the red signal.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Under our system of law, a person cannot be punished merely for an evil intention. 2. A person’s failure to act can never be the actus reus of a crime. 3. In certain instances, mere possession of an item can be classified as a crime. 4. In Robinson v. California (1962), the U.S. Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a California statute that made it an offense for a person “to be addicted to the use of narcotics.”

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Why is it difficult to initially adjust to prison?

What will be an ideal response?

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In contrast to federal judges, most state judges are:

a. appointed by the governor c. appointed by the state supreme court b. appointed by the state legislature d. elected

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