What was the purpose behind the Wickersham and Knapp Commissions? Describe two of the five types of police behaviors that were identified since the Knapp Commission

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: They were designed to investigate police corruption and identify patterns of misconduct and deviance by police officers. Students should describe two of the following: white knights, honest officers who never step over the line between accepted and deviant behavior; straight shooters, honest police officers who overlook some misconduct committed by peers; grass eaters, police officers who accept small gifts and engage in minor acts of deviance but do not actively pursue opportunities for corruption; meat eater, police officers who actively seek out and plan opportunities to exploit their position for personal gain; and rogue, a seriously deviant officer.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A. White-collar crime B. Environmental crime C. Social bond theory D. Techniques of neutralization

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Where was the first International Symposium on Victimology?

A. United States B. Canada C. Israel D. United Kingdom

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