The writ of certiorari is granted by a state ________ to review a lower court?s decision in order to establish guidelines to be followed in future cases by either trial judges or lower appellate courts

Fill in the blank with correct word.


Answer: supreme court

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Which of the following Supreme Court cases held that correctional officers employed by a private firm are not entitled to qualified immunity from suits by prisoners?

a. Brown v. Plata b. Rhodes v. Chapman c. Richardson v. McKnight d. Johnson v. California

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Rape victims often destroy much of the evidence before the officers' arrival on scene

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Matching

1. Accreditation a. Guidelines that are general in nature 2. COPPS b. Specific guidelines that serve to direct employee actions 3. Division of labor c. The "who, what, when, and where" of crime is analyzed with intelligence analysis 4. Federalization d. Has emerged as the dominant philosophy and strategy of policing 5. Intelligence-led policing e. The logical framework for officers to respond to crime and neighborhood disorder 6. Militarization f. Effort by a criminal justice agency where it seeks to meet national standards in its field 7. Policies g. Notion that local police are being overly co-opted by federal law enforcement agencies 8. Procedures h. Using military-style weapons, tactics, training, uniforms, and even heavy equipment in civilian police departments 9. S.A.R.A. i. Strategy that integrates crime analysis and technology to inform forward thinking administrators 10. Predictive policing j. Where specialization produces different groups of functional responsibilities

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The suggestion that lesser convictions for women are a reflection of the leniency of police and judges toward female offenders is the __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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