A patrol officer stops a car and makes an arrest on the basis of information obtained from a bulletin that officers in another jurisdiction are looking for the driver of a certain car that was described in the bulletin. Assume that the information contained in the bulletin was incorrect. Which statement would be true?
a. The arrest would still be considered valid
b. The arresting officer is shielded from any civil liability for false arrest.
c. The arrest would still be valid and the officer is shielded from any civil liability for false arrest.
d. The arrest would not be valid and the officer is not shielded from any civil liability for false arrest.
b
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A. these crimes never occur. B. these crimes are more common than they actually are. C. media coverage is accurate regarding the frequency of these crimes. D. these crimes are less common than they actually are.
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A. It focuses on the severity level of the persuasion methods used by an officer. B. It is used to decide whether a crime was committed by a principal actor or by an innocent agent. C. It deters the police from encouraging defendants to commit crimes that they would otherwise not have committed. D. It helps many jurisdictions determine whether an entrapment has occurred.
Ted chooses not to report his partner. He arrived at this decision by deciding that the greater good is served by preserving the rapist's conviction, rather than risk losing it due to an excessive force complaint. Ted does believe that Roland acted improperly, but decides that the community is better off if the rapist is incarcerated than if a complaint is pursued against an otherwise excellent
officer. Ted's decision is consistent with: a. utilitarianism. b. ethical formalism. c. ethics of care. d. zero tolerance.