A law enforcement officer confronted with a situation where a suspect may merely be armed justifies deadly force to be used

a. True
b. False


b

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________ are the structures of the society within which values and norms are transmitted

A) Values B) Norms C) Institutions D) Culture

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Television programs leave the impression that crimes

a. are not serious b. only affect the upper-middle class in society c. cannot be solved d. are easily solved

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Which of the following is a task-related stressor that a police officer may encounter?

a. completing paperwork b. danger c. confrontations with supervisor d. not making enough money

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One element of self-defense requires that defenders can use deadly force only if the use of nondeadly force isn't enough to repel the attack. What element is this?

a. necessity b. nonaggressor c. reasonable belief d. proportionality

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