Playing the roles of a hard-nosed cop, a confessor, a teacher, a problem solver, a crisis manager, and a community resource specialist, the difficult job of juvenile probation officer is made even more challenging by changing system philosophies, programs that won't accept particular youth, and an increasingly high-risk clientele. Contending with all of this led one author to label juvenile
probation officers as
a. overworked.
b. superheroes.
c. suicidal.
d. delusional.
b
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What will be an ideal response?
Critics of consequentialism or utilitarianism argue that such theories:
a. Fail to consider the effects of behavior. b. Do not use empirical evaluations. c. Provide no guidance for public policy. d. Are inconsistent with the notion that people have rights.
Officer Jones has just pulled over an expensive car for speeding, and as he approaches it he notices an elegant middle-aged woman with a pleasant demeanor. The chief of police has made it quite clear he wants more tickets issued. Discretion in this case is expressly limited by:
a. the less serious a crime is to the public, the more freedom officers have to ignore it. b. the relationship between the alleged criminal and victim. c. the relationship between the police and the criminal or victim. d. the nature of the crime. e. departmental policy
Taking property by illegal threats is:
a. robbery. b. extortion. c. grand theft. d. asportation.