Discuss how Supreme Court rulings have impacted the police hiring process

What will be an ideal response?


Supreme Court decisions have required that hiring standards must reflect job-related
requirements; cannot be arbitrary; and cannot discriminate on the basis of race, national
origin, religion, or sex.

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

1.Developing strategic plans, utilizing evidence-based practices, incorporating new technologies and improving the overall accessibility to programs for crime victims, all relies heavily on funding. 2.The Vision 21: Transforming Victim Services Report (2013) recommends that agencies and key constituencies need to work together with congress to revise the funding formula for programs to expand assistance to more crime victims and strengthen the administrative framework to effectively manage funding. 3.Human trafficking is a local public health concern, affecting only those within states who experience this crime. 4.Because human trafficking is a global health concern, victim assistance organizations and personnel need to be effectively trained to assist victims of varying cultural backgrounds and who have endured varying levels of trauma. 5.According to the Office for Victims of Crime (2004), when a major disaster is caused by deliberate human acts, the resulting deaths and destruction of property require the development of innovative programs and approaches for assisting victims and their families.

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Using evidence justice, what does the research say about school-based drug education programs?

A) ?The track record of school-based drug education programs has proven to be highly effective. B) ?The track record of school-based drug education programs has proven to fail. C) ?The track record of school-based drug education programs has proven to be spotty at best. D) ?There has been no privately-sponsored research on school-based drug education programs. E) ??There has been no government-sponsored research on school-based drug education programs.

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A legislative act convicting someone of a crime without benefit of trial is referred to as _____

a. an ex post facto law b. a bill of attainder c. a writ of mandamus d. a subpoena

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Which of the following are sources of risk?

a. Humans b. Mechanical factors c. Environmental factors d. Procedural Factors e. All of the above

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