The flexibility the police have in making decisions is called ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
discretion
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The common denominator of all search patterns is that they are designed to systematically locate any evidence at a crime scene or any other area where evidence might be found
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following most appropriately describes the Carroll doctrine? a. Officers with reasonable suspicion may search the entire motor vehicle if there are exigent circumstances. b. The Carroll doctrine does not apply to motor homes
c. Officers may search the interior of the passenger compartment but may not open the trunk. d. Officers with probable cause may search to the same extent as if they had a search warrant.
After the changing of federal law in 2010, sentences for crack versus powder cocaine was reduced from 100 to 1 to:
A. 10 to 1 B. 18 to 1 C. 50 to 1 D. 55 to 1
During the 1960s through the 1970s significant changes were made within the juvenile justice system, driven by three primary forces: a stronger federal government role, depopulating the overcrowded juvenile correction facilities, and U.S. Supreme Court Decisions establishing youthful offender rights in juvenile proceedings, and ______.
A. a more violent image of juvenile offenders B. a narrower definition of juvenile courts’ jurisdiction C. state reform efforts D. overwhelming public opinion favoring a get tough approach