What was the significance of the Supreme Court overturning the State Supreme Court's findings in Florida v. Harris (2013)?
a. The Court found that the use of properly trained K-9 units to detect drugs warrants probable cause when the dogs alert to drugs on a person or property.
b. The Court overturned the State Supreme Court's ruling, which was that public school administrators have the right to search student lockers because the lockers are school property and any expectation of privacy is thus ignored.
c. The Court found that the use of undercover informants is admissible in court as long as the informants have not been paid to provide evidence.
d. The Court overturned the State Supreme Court's ruling, which was that police officers may not use smell to assume probable cause when detecting the use of marijuana in public settings.
a
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Police chiefs who were promoted from within versus those hired from outside their departments have been found in studies to differ in their:
A) educational attainment B) racial characteristics C) attitude D) salary levels
Between 2008 and 2009, the Southern Poverty Law Group that monitors civil rights noted a 300% increase in which organization(s)?
a. Hate groups b. Militia movements c. Islamic groups d. KKK
Summarize the main points of the Conflict Perspective.
What will be an ideal response?
A researcher conducts a study in which he measures the level of fear community residents have of being a victim of crime and the presence of police officers in a sample of urban neighborhoods. Based on findings, the researcher reports that there is no relation between fear of crime and police presence. This statement is:
a. An empirical generalization b. A valid deduction c. A selective observation d. An overgeneralization