All of the following are cited benefits to increasing the number of women serving in a police department EXCEPT for ______.
a. reducing the likelihood of use of excessive force by officers
b. reducing the rate of police officer turnover in a department
c. assistance in implementing community-oriented policing
d. improving law enforcement’s response to violence against women
b. reducing the rate of police officer turnover in a department
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Which federal act sought to have gun dealers run background checks on prospective buyers?
a. The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act b. The Federal Handgun Act c. The Consumer Protection Act d. The Firearms Safety Act
According to Geoffrey Alpert's book, Forcees of Deviance: Understand the Dark Side of Policing, which of the following is a type of police deviance?
A. Police crime B. Police corruption C. Both A and B are correct D. Neither A or B are correct
What is the name given to a pronouncement of a court that establishes precedent?
What will be an ideal response?
In those instances in which a sample statistic is not equal to a population parameter, there are two potential explanations for the mismatch. Which of the following is one potential reason for such a discrepancy?
A. The disparity is caused by the erroneous use of the z distribution when t should have been used instead. B. Observed differences are the product of the omitted variable bias. C. The disparity may indicate a genuine, bona fide difference between the statistic and the parameter. D. Any of the above is a possible explanation for an observed difference of this sort.