Name and define James Q. Wilson's three operational styles of policing.
What will be an ideal response?
The three operational styles of policing according to James Q. Wilson are:
Legalistic style: The emphasis is on violations of law and the use of threats or actual arrests to solve disputes in the community.
Watchman style: The emphasis is on informal means of resolving disputes and problems in a community.
Service style: The emphasis is on helping in the community, as opposed to enforcing the law.
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a. ethnography b. explicit knowledge c. common knowledge d. tacit knowledge e. common sense
Identify two criticisms of labeling theory.
What will be an ideal response?
Halfway houses have an effective means of providing housing and services and rarely face community opposition
a. True b. False
In most states, the juvenile justice system identifies six categories of juveniles. List and define three of these six categories.
What will be an ideal response?