Describe the factors a supervisor should consider in deciding whether gas should be used against a riotous mob

What will be an ideal response?


In making a decision about whether chemical agents should be used, the supervisor should evaluate what the wind conditions are; the direction in which the crowd is to be moved; the type of area the members of the group might disperse into; how the dispersal will expose innocent residents and businesses to vandalism, destruction, and danger; and what effects the chemicals might have on merchandise, supplies, materials, and property of innocent persons in the affected area.

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a. ideological b. contingent c. ethical d. empirical

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A. year B. semester C. quarter D. 3 years

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________ are suffered by victims attempting to protect themselves from an assault, often by a knife or club.

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

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a. adjudicatory hearing. b. detention hearing. c. dispositional hearing. d. intake hearing.

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