What are Critical Thinking and Scientific Methodology?
What will be an ideal response?
Critical thinking and the scientific method must be reasonable and informed and both must be tools in the investigators arsenal. Critical thinking requires one to recognize problems and a means for figure out what to believe or do in a reasonable way. To be critical one must analyze, evaluate, explain, and restructure one’s thinking to further conclusions of a suspect’s guilt or innocence. The scientific method consists of collecting of data/evidence through observation and experimentation to test each hypothesis.
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A. consider consequences of alternatives B. consider how you would feel explaining choice to stakeholders C. list stakeholders D. consider your alternatives
Means to deliver a controlled substance other than by administering or dispensing the substance.
a. Possession b. Dispense c. Distribute d. Administer
Reverse discrimination occurs when __________.
a. Affirmative action plans for selection and promotion are put into practice and individuals who are not part of that plan feel they have been discriminated against. b. Female officers have gained majority representation on a police force. c. Affirmative action efforts fail and instead target the individuals they were intended to help. d. None of the above.
According to the text, police officers may have more barriers to communication because of the image they convey
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false