What type of patrol is designed to reduce crime in a given neighborhood or area by raising the immediate police presence, sending a signal to offenders in the community that a failure to obey the law will not be tolerated?
What will be an ideal response?
aggressive patrol
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According to the 9/11 Commission report, the biggest threat to American national security may come from small decentralized groups of homegrown terrorist or loners who have bought into the ideology of terrorism
a. True b. False
Identify the causes of violence reported by youth from some of the nation's most violent neighborhoods
What will be an ideal response?
A person who has been convicted of drug trafficking. To petition for a less severe punishment, the person makes a deal with prosecutors to provide information on others who are involved in the same drug trafficking ring. However, the person would like to remain confidential out of fear of retribution. What challenge might prosecutors face when working with this person?
A. The person’s testimony is not admissible in court since the person is a convicted criminal. B. The person may exaggerate the truth and contribute to a wrongful conviction. C. The person may be suspicious of prosecutors and be uncooperative. D. The person’s punishment cannot be made less severe simply because they testify.
What is the Missouri Plan?
A) A method of judicial selection based on merit B) A plan for restructuring state courts systems to increase efficiency and reduce case backlog C) A proposed method for increasing the effectiveness of court-appointed counsel D) A guide to jury reform