Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Of categories of police corruption, identified by the New York City Police
Department investigation in the 1970s, meat-eaters were considered more dangerous.
2. Officers who actively pursue corrupt activities that could result in significant and
illegal gains are referred to as grass-eaters.
3. The rotten apply theory suggests that the corruption of a select few individuals can
shed negative light on a department.
4. Racial profiling occurs when the race or ethnicity of an individual is used as the sole
or primary determinant by the police when making decisions.
5. In Tennessee v. Garner the U.S. Supreme Court held that deadly force may be used
to prevent an escape of a known offender if the officer’s life, or the lives of others
around them, are at imminent risk.
1. false
2. false
3. true
4. true
5. true
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According to Sherman's analysis, which of the following steps taken by the government has been effective in preventing crime?
a. peer counseling of students in schools b. rehabilitation programs with risk-focused treatments c. community mobilization against crime in high-crime poverty areas d. diversion from court to job training as a condition of case dismissal
What are some benefits and drawbacks from participation in specialized courts to be voluntary?
What will be an ideal response?
The traditional approaches to policing, such as the protection of life and property and the apprehension of criminals, while legitimate, have become ________ in today's society
A) reactive B) redundant C) selective D) proactive
Historically, those 8-years-old and older were considered adults in the eyes of the law, prosecuted as adults, convicted as adults, and served their sentences in the same prison cells as adults.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)