The defining feature of problem solving in community policing is

A. requiring police to mobilize task forces to combat crime.
B. requiring participants to respond to the problem.
C. requiring participants to identify underlying causes of problems.
D. requiring communities to respond to criminal disorder.


Answer: C

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A. de novo B. reasonableness C. clear error D. abuse of discretion

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Holmes and DeBurger have provided a typology that divides serial killers into four broad types. Identify from below, one of these types.

A. idealistic B. fanciful C. foreboding D. visionary

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In which case did the Supreme Court decide to make it a requirement for the police to seek search warrants, if possible, before taking involuntary blood tests from suspected drunk drivers

a. Florida v. Jardines (2013) b. Bailey v. United States (2013) c. Missouri v. McNeely (2013) d. Maryland v. King (2013) e. Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders (2012)

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Prison officials cannot restrict the visitation privileges of an inmate who is receiving contraband smuggled into the prison by visitors. Their only recourse is to search visitors

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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