How did the LEAA program improve the level of education among our nation's police officers?
What will be an ideal response?
A major factor that promoted the emphasis on college educated police officers was the federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) program. From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, the federal government administered an educational loan and grant program under the LEAA, called the Law Enforcement Educational Program (LEEP), to encourage
criminal justice personnel and applicants to attend college. Under LEEP, college students who indicated their desire to join a police department after graduation, as well as employed police officers, could obtain student loans to attend the college of their choice.
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a. True b. False
When an individual purposely does something to get the police to shoot them, it is commonly referred to as what?
a. Justifiable homicide b. Suicide by cop c. Misuse of deadly force d. Involuntary suicide
When applying the law
A. the police have absolute discretion B. police actions are always subject to administrative oversight C. police must apply the law fairly, evenhandedly, and with a view to promote justice D. all of the above
Explain what is meant by the social reality of crime
What will be an ideal response?