Compare female to minority officers in terms of their acceptance into police culture

What will be an ideal response?


In the past female officers lacked acceptance and support groups in law enforcement compared to minority officers. This is fully discussed in the text and the case study involving Chief Meara gives many examples of discrimination and harassment. However, gains have been made in many departments with a strong history of hiring women and many are becoming police executives, and now even reaching the point of retiring from executive positions following succesful careers.

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The two largest and most violent single-issue/special-issue groups in the United States are

a. FLA and FLE b. white supremacists and neo Nazis c. ALF and ELF d. FARC and al-Qaeda

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The Supreme Court case __________ held that it is unconstitutional to execute defendants with mental retardation.

a. Atkins v. Virginia (2002) b. Furman v. Georgia (1972) c. Roper v. Simmons (2005) d. Trop v. Dulles (1958)

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In his __________________ theory, sociologist Robert Agnew argues that there are actually more sources of strain than Merton realized

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Distinguish between, and provide examples of, synthetic classification strategies and authentic classification strategies

What will be an ideal response?

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