The commonly used police practice of choosing among possible courses of action or inaction when dealing with lawbreakers is known as

a. detachment.
b. discretion.
c. the fairness doctrine.
d. the patronage system.


b

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Which of the following is not an example of a community-based sentence?

a. minimum security prisons b. residential centers c. halfway houses d. work-release centers

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Hezbollah International has cells in the United States

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What issues must be first and foremost in the minds of the first officers arriving at the scene of a domestic dispute?

What will be an ideal response?

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