Explain what factors judges consider in instances in which a suspect threatens an officer’s safety and the police resort to physical force, to displaying a weapon, or to detaining an individual in a squad car.
What will be an ideal response?
The number of officers and suspects, the nature of the crime, whether there is reason to believe that the suspect is armed, threatening behavior by the suspect, and the opportunity for the police to make the stop in a less intrusive fashion.
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What is an Arraignment?
What will be an ideal response?
On arrival at a family dispute, you and your partner make a stealthy approach and listen as disputants are yelling at each other inside a residence. You take a proper position and knock, but you do not get a response to your knock. You should
a. leave the premises until you get a return call. b. call your supervisor for instructions. c. continue to knock until you get a response. d. attempt to enter the house.
If a murder victim's blood is found in the muzzle of a firearm:
a. No conclusion can be made. b. It can be concluded that the firearm is the murder weapon. c. It can be concluded that the firearm was present during injury to the victim. d. It can be concluded that the owner of the firearm is the perpetrator.