Should race be a factor in drug courier profiling?Is it already?Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


Good answers will define drug courier profiling and explain its origins and purposes and the Terry requirement of reasonable suspicion. The question of race has not been addressed by the Supreme Court, yet an argument can be made that if race is a profiling characteristic then more minorities than whites will be stopped. This can be addressed as an issue of minorities being disproportionately involved in narcotics trafficking or being selected for investigation on an inappropriate basis with a disparate impact on all minorities, not just drug traffickers.

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a. 1 b. 3 c. 5 d. 9

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Ken's family lives in the suburbs. His backyard is a favorite dining spot for armadillos. One evening, upon spotting an armadillo in the yard, Ken grabs his deer rifle and begins shooting at the animal

None of the shots hits the animal but one stray bullet strikes and kills Larry who is mowing his lawn three blocks away. If a jury were to decide that Ken's use of the rifle under these circumstances was reckless behavior, Ken would properly be convicted of ________ in the death of Larry. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Describe the "typical" child molester and how the actual offender differs from the stereotypical offender

What will be an ideal response?

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A perspective that holds that behavior is governed by its consequences is called ________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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