General deterrence maintains that
a. by punishing actual offenders, potential offenders will decide not to break the law
b. punishing as many as possible will deter crime
c. harsh punishment will deter crime
d. harsh laws and penalties will deter criminals
a
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Prior to meeting with an employee to discuss a transfer request to a detective assignment, the supervisor should do which of the following?
a. Contact his union representative b. Contact the employee's representative c. Prepare for the interview d. Prepare for the interrogation
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Impossibility may be a defense to an attempt crime. 2. The dividing line between impossibility is always clear. 3. Most states do not recognize factual impossibility. 4. Solicitation is often referred to as an attempted conspiracy. 5. A crime is more likely to happen if two or more people carry it out.
Police may always act on probable cause and without a warrant.
a. true b. false
Like DNA evidence, most courts admit the results of polygraph tests in both civil or criminal proceedings
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false