To eliminate the disparities in sentencing, Congress and a number of states adopted _______

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.


sentencing guidelines

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Which of the following best expresses the term community policing (also called problem-oriented policing)?

a. In this style of policing, police work closely with community groups and residents on various activities designed to reduce crime b. In this style of policing, police use aggressive tactics such as random searches of citizens in high crime neighborhoods c. In this style of policing, police invest in high-tech equipment such as armored vehicles and drones to control crime d. In this style of policing, police target minorities who commit most crime and use racial profiling as they patrol communities

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Which system is used to promote multitiered collaboration between federal, state, and local governments in emergency situations?

A. National Incident Management System B. Emergency Broadcast System C. Coordinated Emergency System D. Integrated Information System

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Rangers are all volunteers

a. True b. False

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_____ is referred to as the means by which ordinary people exert control over others’ behavior through enforcing traditions or norms and by informally punishing those who break such norms through the use of gossip, stigmatization, and disapproval.

a. Formal social control b. Informal social control c. Anomie d. Social disorganization

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