Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. “Less-than-lethal force” refers to force used by the officer that is not likely to result in serious bodily harm or death, whereas “lethal or deadly force” may result in great bodily harm or death.
2. In exigent circumstances, the officer may enter a home without a warrant.
3. Under common law, police officers could use less-than-lethal force to arrest a felon and, as a last resort, deadly force to arrest a fleeing felon.
4. Terrorism consists of the unlawful use of force or threat of force against persons, but not property, to intimidate or coerce a government, a civilian population, or any part thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives.
5. Police officers encounter known and suspected terrorists in both urban and rural areas.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
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This nationalist group massacred members of the Israeli delegation during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Germany
a. Black September Organization b. Taliban c. al-Qaeda d. Black Panthers
All state and the federal governments allow discretionary release by the parole board within the boundaries of the sentence and the law.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The age selected by the jurisdiction as the minimum age for a child's criminal responsibility creates a conclusive presumption that
a. a child under that age lacks the capacity to commit a crime b. a child under that age would not commit a crime c. a child under that age does not want to commit a crime d. a child under that age has the capacity to commit a crime