Define duty of care and failure to protect, and how they apply to police supervisors and officers.
What will be an ideal response?
Courts generally recognize that police officers have a duty of care for persons in their custody. This means that police officers have a legal responsibility to take reasonable precautions to ensure the health and safety of persons in their custody–keeping detainees free from harm, rendering medical assistance when necessary, and treating detainees humanely.
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You are instructing a class on report writing at the police academy. One of the recruits asks "How many times should I proofread my report?" You advise him:
a. Read your writing twice: once for content and once for spelling and punctuation errors. b. Check once for content. c. Check one for spelling and punctuation. d. Read your writing twice: once for content, once for facts.
?What does the "coercive cycle" refer to?
A. ?parents learning abusive parenting techniques from their parents, then carrying them out with their own children B. ?the revolving door of our punitive criminal justice system that perpetuates violent crime C. ?the sexual exploitation of children D. ?foster children being moved from one abusive family to the next that often leads them to become abusers themselves
________ profiles of expensive horses and bulls are common as a theft deterrent. They are required by some breed associations and mandated by some insurance companies to prevent insurance scams.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Improving lighting to deter and detect crimes
a. is an example of synergism. b. is an example of CPTED. c. has no impact on how safe people feel. d. is the most important factor in reducing the occurrence of crime.