The fact that police officers are more likely to remember unpleasant or traumatic incidents than routine uneventful ones is known as

A. working personality.
B. selective contract.
C. selective contact.
D. selective perception and memory.


Answer: D

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Most robberies do not result in personal injury

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

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Both in Box 8.1 and at the end of this chapter, the authors discuss examples of how Kant's and Mill's schools of thought conflict with each other. Discuss examples of police details that illustrate how officers using the two perspectives might react differently and take different action in an effort to behave ethically in the performance of their duties.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is not an argument put forward by opponents of capital punishment?

a. The death penalty has at times been imposed upon innocent people. b. Individuals who commit particularly heinous acts deserve death. c. Human life is sacred. d. The death penalty is more expensive than imprisonment.

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Bookmakers "book" bets on two types of events: horse races and __________ events

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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