By law, police are given a lot of power to deprive citizens of their freedom. This power is known as ______.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


discretion

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According to the concept of euphemistic language, people can display more cruelty or at least can feel better about what they are doing when their conduct is given a ________ label

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Laub and Sampson found that adult crime is not connected to childhood behavior

a. True b. False

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Describe the differences between police recruitment and police selection. How are they the same?

What will be an ideal response?

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Recent changes in case law regarding the confrontation clause in Crawford v. Washington indicates hearsay statements can be introduced against a defendant

if the witness is ______________ and the defendant has a previous opportunity to _____________ the witness. a. unavailable; cross examine b. unavailable; tape record c. available; cross examine d. available, speak to

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