Any level of force more than is necessary to fulfill a lawful objective is called

A. police violence.
B. physical force.
C. excessive force.
D. excessive use of force.


Answer: C

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

This level of measurement includes continuous measures:

a. Nominal; Interval b. Ordinal; Ratio c. Interval; Nominal d. Interval; Ratio

Criminal Justice

Which of the following statements best characterizes the degree of empirical support which has been found for social disorganization theory in criminology?

a. None b. Limited c. Moderate d. Strong

Criminal Justice

The average delay between and arrest and sentencing is _________

a. about one week. b. about two months. c. more than six months. d. at least one year.

Criminal Justice

Which policing style was in use when the Rodney King beating occurred in Los Angeles?

A) Reform B) Legalistic C) Service D) Watchman

Criminal Justice