What is the difference between detention and arrest?

What will be an ideal response?


Contact – in this situation the subject is still free to walk away. Consensual encounter – the officer may not exert any authority over the subject. Investigative detention – less than arrest but more than a consensual encounter. Arrest – the act of placing a person in custody.

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John Fuller has designed a pyramid of concepts that he believes constitutes peacemaking criminology; and the crucial concept that makes up the foundation of the pyramid is:

a. Nonviolence b. Inclusion c. Ascertainable criteria d. Correct means

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The first country to use fingerprints as a system of criminal identification was:

A. France. B. Germany. C. China. D. England.

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Misdemeanors are:

a. "violations," not crimes. b. minor crimes. c. civil harms. d. common law offenses.

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In the United States, ____________________ percent of police departments have 25 or fewer officers

a. 23 b. 37 c. 53 d. 87

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