Explain why police officers are allowed discretionary powers in the United States
What will be an ideal response?
• Experience and training give officers the ability to determine whether certain activity poses a threat to society, and to take any reasonable action necessary to investigate or prevent such activity.
• Due to the nature of their jobs, police officers are extremely knowledgeable in human, and by extension criminal, behavior.
• Police officers may find themselves in danger of personal, physical harm and must be allowed to take reasonable and necessary steps to protect themselves.
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Blood samples for alcohol analysis should not be ___________
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In the United States, there are more female police officers than female correctional officers.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
According to W. I. Thomas, female delinquency is linked to a wish for luxury and excitement
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false