In communicating with one another, police officers have developed a language that is not generally shared by others. It is known as:
A) code of ethics
B) argot
C) semantics
D) modern linguistic
B
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Economic globalization and the dispersion of technologies will not strain governments in the future
a. True b. False
A solo officer, daytime vehicle stop approach that involves the officer circling behind the squad car
and walking up to the stopped vehicle from the passenger side is: a. A one officer crossover approach. b. A surreptitious one officer crossover approach. c. An alternate safety approach. d. A right-sided approach.
The ______ defense excuses an individual from guilt who commits a crime to avoid a threat of imminent bodily harm.
a. necessity b. duress c. insanity d. intoxication
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Informal social controls would include hospitalization in a mental ward. 2. Recent studies have made clear that the U.S. criminal justice system and particularly our reliance on mass incarceration disproportionately affect minorities and the poor, and have long-lasting impact on the life chances and opportunities available to individuals, families, and whole communities. 3. Social controls can be consequential no matter which institution they are connected because one an individual is confined the transition to the community can be difficult. 4. Alice Goffman conducted a study where she found African-American men in Philadelphia, faced a constant threat of being arrested and surveillance by police is deeply consequential in their lives. 5. Punishing those individuals who act outside of the accepted range of behavior serves the function moral affirmation.