On a stormy evening, you have been assigned as the "ticketing officer" of the night, which involves parking out on the major route that runs through your town with speed radar gun in hand. Without fail, in ten minutes you clock a car at 80 MPH in the 50 MPH zone. Once you catch up to the car and pull the speeder over, you walk up to the driver's side door and bend down to peer in. As the words "license and registration please" come out of your mouth, you notice a bag containing a suspicious-looking substance sitting on the passenger seat. Which of the following Amendments to the Constitution should MOST influence your actions in this scenario?
A. The First Amendment
B. The Second Amendment
C. The Third Amendment
D. The Fourth Amendment
Answer: D
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A. Poverty B. Illiteracy C. Risk factors that exist in early childhood D. Lack of training necessary for financial success
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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Specific deterrence strategies may work better with adult miscreants than with young, inexperienced juvenile offenders
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In problem-oriented policing, what do the police look to identify?
A) Specific crimes that seem to be particularly difficult to prevent and solve B) Areas that are troublesome for crime C) Times of day that are troublesome for crime D) All of the above