Which of the following is true of police discretionary power?

a. It is a normal, desirable, and unavoidable part of policing.
b. The existence of clear rules and laws makes discretion unnecessary, but police don’t want to give up the power.
c. It is defined as the exercise of group choice or judgment concerning possible courses of action.
d. It is hardly ever used in policing.


a. It is a normal, desirable, and unavoidable part of policing.

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The Supreme Court observed that there are “well-recognized categories of speech which may be permissibly limited under the First Amendment” in which of the following cases?

a. Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire b. West Virginia v. Barnette c. New York v. Ferber d. R.A.V. v. St. Paul

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Wells Fargo and Company provided detective services and armed security personnel to guard ______.

a. banks b. freight shipments c. hospitals d. federal lands

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One of the most important tools of the forensic investigator is the ability to:

a. observe, interpret and report observations clearly. b. observe assumptions clearly. c. report assumptions clearly. d. None of these choices.

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