An officer is sent on a call to investigate a report of "shots fired." When he arrives at the scene, he sees a woman lying on her stomach in a large pool of blood. No one else is present at the scene
What is the first officer's principle concern at this time?
A) Determine if the victim is dead or alive.
B) Contact medical help for the victim if needed.
C) Apprehend the perpetrator if still present on the scene
D) All of the above are principle concerns for the first officer on the scene.
Answer: D
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The article that contributed to the demise of rehabilitation argued that “______”.
a. rehabilitation is faulty b. nothing works c. rehabilitation programs are ineffective d. retribution prevents more crime
Over the past 30 years, criminology has shifted from a focus on ____ toward a focus on ____
a) development; personality. b) development; environment. c) personality traits; development. d) individual characteristics; environmental traits.
Probable cause was defined by the U.S. Supreme Court in as when ?the facts and circumstances within [the officers?] knowledge and of which they [have] reasonably trustworthy information [are] sufficient to warrant a prudent man in believing that the [suspect] had committed or was committing an offense.?
A) Brinegar v. UnitedStates B) Beck v. Ohio C) United States v. Ortiz D) Spinelli v. United States E) None of the above
In 1957, ______ analyzed data of all the homicide cases that occurred in Philadelphia from 1948 to 1952 that was collected from an investigation of victim precipitation. Out of 558 cases analyzed, he found that 26% of the cases were victim precipitated.
a. Hans von Hentig b. Benjamin Mendelsohn c. Stephan Schafer d. Marvin Wolfgang