What does the acronym PTSD mean?

A) police traumatic stress disorder
B) posttraumatic stress disorder
C) personal traumatic stress disorder
D) peace officer traumatic stress disorder


B) posttraumatic stress disorder

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The most common victim-offender relationship of murders known to the police in 2004 was:

A. Family B. Acquaintance C. Intimate Partner D. Stranger

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Unlike an interview, an interrogation involves obtaining information from an unwilling subject

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Public-sector workers generally are more unionized than their private-sector counterparts. 2. Applying for accreditation with CALEA is voluntary because agencies are not required to be accredited. 3. One of the objectives of the CALEA standards is to increase the effectiveness and scope of interagency cooperation and coordination. 4. Larger police departments have fewer levels of hierarchy within their departments. 5. A police chief of a smaller department could feasibly be tasked with the scheduling of all officers and detectives.

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In contrast to the criminal courtroom work group, in the juvenile courtroom work group:

A. the judge has less discretion. B. the prosecutor has little power. C. defense attorneys have more power. D. probation officers play a greater role.

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