By law, police are given a lot of power to deprive citizens of their freedom. This power is known as ______.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: discretion
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Religious groups argued that the root cause of violence, crime, spousal abuse and other social maladies could be found in the American habit of consuming alcoholic beverages
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What do Utilitarian philosophers, such as Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham, believe is the major deterrent to delinquent and criminal behavior?
a. Counseling b. Training c. Exercise d. Punishment
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1) The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that police cannot use social media to track criminal networks. 2) In July 2013, Oregon enacted legislation limiting the police use of drones to prevent mass and/or suspicionless surveillance. 3) Most wiretap laws were written in the era of land-line telephones. 4) The federal courts have provided clear-cut guidance in the use of new technologies, particularly in the area of privacy rights. 5) The Internet of Things is a relatively new term generally describing interconnected computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals, or people that have the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.
Among adults, acquaintance rape usually occurs
a. among married couples. b. among individuals who are cohabitating but who are not married. c. in the context of a dating relationship. d. between individuals who do not know each other.