The key method for evaluating police performance throughout most of the 20th century has been:
a. crime statistics
b. number of homicides
c. number of arrests/tickets
d. number of traffic fatalities
a
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Scenario: A 20-year-old female is pulled over for a minor traffic violation by a K-9 officer. The drug-trained dog hits on the trunk and the driver consents to a search. The officer finds a large amount of cocaine, cash, and guns in the trunk
The driver owns the vehicle, but she denies knowledge of the contents in the trunk. During the questioning by the officer, he learns that her boyfriend also uses her car periodically, which includes earlier that same day. The officer has the dispatcher run a check on her boyfriend, which reveals a history of drug arrests. What will the officer likely confiscate?
Target profiling involves connecting a suspect to a series of incidents
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Auerhahn suggested that the offender's race and ethnicity would not have a direct effect on the length of the sentence. Rather, she hypothesized that harsher treatment would be reserved for African American and Hispanic defendants who more closely matched stereotypes of:
a. dangerousness and threat c. illegal aliens b. past criminals d. flight risks
The number-one killer of officers is
a. suicide. b. heart attack. c. line-of-duty death. d. cardiovascular disease.