Why is being sued a reality of modern-day policing? What can be done to reduce it?
What will be an ideal response?
Being sued is a reality of modern-day policing because American society is litigation
prone, and the police are a popular target because they exercise authority and are
involved in highly charged and often emotional confrontations with the public.
Increased training of both the police and the public of the procedures that police
departments follow in various situations, especially those that appear in a highly
charged emotional confrontation.
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Was the showup identification evidence admissible at Herrera's carjacking trial?
A man on a bicycle approached Benjamin Valentin after midnight while Valentin sat in his car waiting for traffic to pass. The man punched Valentin to unconsciousness. When Valentin came to his car was gone. Valentin described his assailant to police as a Hispanic male, about 5'7", with a husky build, and a scar on his face, who was wearing something white and red. Carmello Herrera was taken into custody to administer a Breathalyzer test at about 1:00 a.m. after being found intoxicated next to a damaged vehicle in the roadway with the front passenger side tire missing. The damaged car was discovered to be Valentin's. A showup was arranged at about 2:50 a.m. at a hospital where Herrera had been taken; Valentin was told by police that his car was recovered and they wanted him to identify somebody found in it. As soon as Valentin entered the hospital emergency room he identified Herrera, who was about six feet away, as the man who had attacked him. The other persons in the emergency room were two police officers and nurses. What will be an ideal response?
A ________ refers to the action taken by a police agency to set up a phony fencing business to entice criminals to sell them stolen goods
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Cyberstalking and cyberbullying are both examples of behaviors that have been exacerbated by all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. e-mails. B. chat rooms. C. text messages. D. bomb threats.
Which of the following was not found by Kirkham (2013)?
a. Staff reported fights and assaults to avoid scrutiny and the possible loss of contracts. b. Staff abused youth in the facilities by hitting and choking them, sometimes to the point of fracturing bones. c. Turnover of staff was high. d. Food was restricted, prepared incorrectly or in an unsanitary manner, and youth were encouraged to gamble with others to win their food portions.