Police and other law enforcement agents are termed the gatekeepers of society because:
a. Gatekeepers was a historic term associated with the London Metropolitan Police.
b. Police initiate contact with law violators.
c. Police provide security in American society.
d. Gatekeeping involves opening and closing a flow; thus, police discretion controls the gates of the justice system.
b
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