Describe some of the benefits that female police officers bring to law enforcement.

What will be an ideal response?


Female officers have few female superiors who might be able to mentor them.Women must deal with an added layer of scrutiny as male officers may feel that they are unsuited to the job or should be protected while working.Women also face the problem of tokenism, or the belief that they have been hired or promoted to fulfill diversity requirements and have not earned their positions.Unfortunately, some female officers must deal with sexual harassment on the job.

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In the Supreme Court case In re Gault, the court ruled on what subject?

A. The legal age that determines juvenile or adult status in the criminal justice system B. The special provisions and rights afforded to children C. The age that children may leave home without being legally considered a runaway D. The standard of what is considered abuse and neglect toward children

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SIM stands for:

a. subscriber identity module. b. source information memory. c. simple identification mount. d. subscriber identification memory.

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Many victims are in denial during the recoil stage

a. True b. False

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Which is not an advantage of a subjective structured interview?

A. The personality of the interviewer can greatly influence the outcome. B. Clients can be guided to answer items completely. C. Additional information or understanding can be pursued. D. Nonverbal behavior and cues as well as affective behavior and voice tone and pitch can be observed and noted.

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