Petit apartheid is ______.

a. racism by high ranking government officials
b. overt racism
c. racism by the community
d. informal or hidden police racism during interactions with minorities


Ans: D

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Officers should make their presence known wherever people gather in sizable numbers to ensure that would-be troublemakers do not interfere with anyone's freedom to assemble

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Karen, an experienced field officer, says that her police department is able to function efficiently because police officers of different ranks in her department are allowed to experiment with innovative ideas and tactics in her neighborhood. Which of the following statements is most likely true about Karen's police department?

A. The department structure is deformalized. B. The department structure is technocratic. C. The police department is highly specialized. D. The police department is highly centralized.

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Which of the following statements is true about substantive criminal law?

A. It involves understanding how things need to be done with the people involved in an investigation, be it a victim, a witness, an informant, or a suspect. B. It deals with those elements that describe and define a crime. C. It changes much more rapidly than procedural criminal law. D. It defines what can and cannot be done with, or to, people.

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In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court carve out the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule?

a. Terry v. Ohio b. United States v. Leon c. Stone v. Powell d. Arizona v. Evans

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