Police are least likely to arrest the suspect when ______.
a. they themselves initiate the call
b. the victim is hostile toward the suspect
c. the suspect is hostile
d. they are summoned to a call
d. they are summoned to a call
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_____ theory maintains that criminal law defines, and criminal agencies preserve and protect, the interests and values of the dominant social groups
a. Labeling c. Differential association b. Social control d. Conflict
Chimel v. California found that the full search of the house was unreasonable, but a search of the arrestee was permitted "to remove any weapons that the [arrestee] might seek to use in order to resist arrest or effect his escape."
a. True b. False
What is at risk to the criminal justice system by allowing officers to fabricate evidence to induce confessions? Do you believe that the best way to catch a criminal is to act like them,
and lie as a means to an end – here obtaining a confession from a guilty suspect? How do police know whether or not a suspect is really guilty before trial? Research the law in your jurisdiction for the limits of police deception in conducting interrogations. Does allowing police to be deceptive undermine the public's confidence in the criminal justice system? What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is an example of vigilante terrorism?
a. Pearl Harbor b. 9/11 c. Space shuttle Challenger explosion d. Oklahoma City bombing