In Tennessee v. Garner (1985), the Supreme Court decided that the common law fleeing felon rule violated which Amendment?
a. First Amendment
b. Fourth Amendment.
c. Fifth Amendment.
d. Eighth Amendment.
b
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
You are a new police chief for a department that protects a city of 50,000 residents. As the new chief, you soon recognize that the department does not have any stated goal
One of your first priorities is to develop a new direction and vision for the department. Which statement below correctly identifies the best way to identify the department's mission? a. The police department should identify a singular objective: to apprehend criminals. b. The police department should identify two goals: to apprehend criminals and to reduce crime. c. The police department should identify multiple goals, because only multiple measures can effectively evaluate whether a police agency is performing successfully. d. The police department should emphasize one goal, to apprehend criminals, but should have several other goals that should be kept on the radar.
In the context of the Bill of Rights, which of the following cases violates the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
A. Harry was beaten up and forced to confess to a crime. B. Rochelle was searched without a warrant. C. Simon was tried twice for the same crime. D. Melissa's trial was unnecessarily prolonged.
During the personalization stage ________.
A. organizational goal attainment is stressed B. the officer becomes more concerned with personal goals C. the officer sees no reason to question their ability to handle police work D. the fear of failure disappears E. the officer finds the demands of police work moderate and are taken in stride