Who introduced the use of intelligence and psychological testing to officer selection procedures?

What will be an ideal response?


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When police detain a person, without having authority to arrest or hold the person for a Terry stop, while executing a warrant or while awaiting the arrival of a search warrant, the detention is constitutional because it is ________________________

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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Which of the following statements regarding women in prison is true?

A. The majority of women in prison are serving time for violent crimes. B. Facilities for women do not provide the range of educational and vocational opportunities that men receive. C. Vocational programming today is gender-neutral. D. All these answers are correct.

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Which of the following is NOT a trait that is desirable for a police officer?

a. physically fit b. confrontational attitude c. reliable d. unbiased

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The life stress inventory estimates that an individual who earns 200 or more points during a single year has a ________ percent chance of a serious breakdown in health within two years.

A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40 E. 50

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