When an officer uses force beyond what is prescribed in the continuum of force, it is often referred to as which of the following?
A. excessive discretion
B. police authoritarianism
C. police brutality
D. both A and B
Answer: C. police brutality
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Police discretion is most often exercised during:
a. criminal investigations. b. nighttime hours. c. criminal complaints. d. patrol.
Redemption of the offender through the well-ordered routine of the prison was the goal of the _____ system.
A. southern penitentiary B. Pennsylvania penitentiary C. Elmira penitentiary D. London penitentiary E. colonial penitentiary
Since the mid-1990s, crime rates nationwide, in the United States, are:
a. rising steadily. b. dropping steadily. c. up and down. d. relatively flat.
Which of the following types of crimes is considered more deterrable?
a. Terminal offenses b. Instrumental offenses c. Expressive offenses d. Penal offenses