Assess the effectiveness of police patrol during the political era of policing.

What will be an ideal response?


Answer may vary. During the political era of policing, police departments were better staffed and operated 24 hr a day, however, their they were largely ineffective when it came to patrol. Patrol was primarily done on foot, and in larger cities, many areas were not patrolled at all. In addition, lack of effective means of communication between citizens and the police, and between the police themselves, greatly hindered the ability of the police to operate.

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According to Schrink and Hamm (1989 ) and Van Voorhis (2004 ), certain standards should be set regarding effective group counseling and treatment in a correctional setting. Which of the following is not one of those standards?

A. Continuously providing correctional counselors with training B. It is necessary that correctional counselor job descriptions and mission statements are clear C. It is important that caseloads in the correctional setting be reasonably small D. Group counseling programs and counselors should feel supported by the correctional communities and administrators. E. Group counselors should all have Ph.D.s in clinical psychology or social work

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The U.N. Declaration incorporates equal rights, freedom of speech, and protection from government abuse

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The definition of a job loser is an individual

A) who quits his job voluntarily. B) whose employment was terminated involuntarily due to a downturn in the economy. C) who is underemployed. D) who competed for a promotion at his company and did not get it.

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Crime is always deviant, but deviance is not always a crime

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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