Name the findings of the four blue-ribbon reports conducted in the 1960s and 1970s to improve American policing standards. How did this affect police selection?
What will be an ideal response?
All four reports noted the critical role police officers play in American society, called for careful selection of law enforcement officers, and recommended extensive and continuous training. They also recommended better police management and supervision, as well as internal and external methods of maintaining integrity in police departments. In response to these recommendations, police selection has become an expensive and elaborate process.
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What is the practical effect of the recent United States Supreme Court's decisions such as Blakely v. Washington and United States v. Booker regarding sentencing guidelines and procedure?
What will be an ideal response?
Describe each of Baumrind’s four parental styles.
What will be an ideal response?
Modern police departments have instituted written policies to control high-speed pursuits. These policies fall into general categories. The ________ category limits discretion by specifying the conditions under which pursuits may be initiated.
A. restrictive B. judgmental C. discretionary D. discouraging