A set of lock picks is not contraband because:
a. the item is too small to qualify as contraband
b. the item is one that can be commonly owned
c. the item has legal uses
d. criminal intent is not provable
c
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Which of the following is not true concerning how a grievance may proceed in unionized police departments:
a. Level I: a grievance is submitted in writing to the unit commander after informal discussions with the supervisor have failed to resolve the issue. b. Level II: the grievance proceeds to the chief of police, who will be given a specified time to render a decision. c. Level III: If the employee is not satisfied with the chief's decision, the grievance may proceed to the city or county manager, as is appropriate. d. Level IV: if the grievance is still not resolved, the matter is automatically transferred to a Board of Examiners with the U.S. Labor Department.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A police officer may not use deadly force against a fleeing felon who poses an imminent threat to the police or to the public. 2. The fact that an individual consents to be the victim of a crime constitutes a defense. 3. While an individual is not criminally responsible for self-abuse or for taking his or her own life, those who assist him or her are criminally liable. 4. Justification defenses provide that acts that are ordinarily criminal are justified or carry no criminal liability under certain circumstances.
In United States v. Grayson (1978) a judge imposed a harsher sentence than usual on a defendant who had:
a.sold drugs to a minor b.distributed drugs in a school zone c.lied on the stand d.injured a police officer during a drug bust
According to UCR and other government sources, over the past 30 years the rate of violent crime has:
a. remained about the same. b. generally and consistently decreased. c. generally trended upward. d. showed a sharp and consistent increase. e. been immeasurable.