Under what circumstances is city council likely to approve a mayor's desire to fire the police chief without specific cause?
A) When the local government is of the strong-mayor type
B) When the replacement is known, so the department won't be leaderless
C) When a new mayoral administration is taking office
D) When the police chief is older than sixty
Answer: C
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Which of the following is not a prime concern of community-oriented policing?
a. reducing crime b. improving the quality of life c. reducing fear of crime d. reducing citizen complaints
Which of the following is the "Christian burial" case in which the Supreme Court held that the police violated the suspect's Sixth Amendment rights by deliberately engaging in conduct designed to elicit incriminating information?
a. Miranda v. Arizona b. United States v. Henry c. Brewer v. Williams d. Kuhlmann v. Wilson
Consider the following laws: a law that makes speeding criminal and then looks at people with past speeding tickets and sends them to prison, a law that prevents people from "harming others," and a law that says it is illegal to become an alcoholic. Why do all of these laws fail as matters of constitutional law, and what revisions would need to be made to make them valid?
What will be an ideal response?
What type of punishment represented reform of traditional systems of punishment in the 1800s?
A. Wergild B. Indentured servants C. Penitentiaries D. Hard labor work camps