The idea that the police must use only as much force as is necessary to overcome the resistance offered by a resisting subject is the basis for ______.

A. the Active Police Agenda
B. the Continuing Law Enforcement Assistance Training Program
C. the Continuum of Force
D. the Reactionary Defense Agenda


C. the Continuum of Force

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a. True b. False

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When one's attitudes and beliefs favoring drug use exceed one's attitudes and beliefs against drug use, the likelihood increases that drug use will occur. This is a principle of:

A. differential association theory B. general deviance theory C. communicable deviance theory D. labeling theory

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Despite the trend away from indeterminate sentencing, a number of state laws retain indeterminate sentencing for _______

a. habitual offenders b. probationers whose probation has been revoked c. youthful offenders d. persons who have failed to complete their prescribed community service

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Nationalistic movements produce terrorists from the lower classes - religious terrorists come from ____ classes

a. Upper b. Middle c. Lower d. All

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