What were the key finding of the study on the enforcement of gambling laws in the major U.S. cities, funded by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration?
What will be an ideal response?
The illegal gambling industry in the United States was growing. The legalization of commercial gambling has not been shown to reduce illegal gambling. Social gambling has generally been decriminalized by society. Upgrading the penalties for convicted gambling operators would not significantly reduce gambling.
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In the 2005 case of Brian Nichols in Georgia, the primary reason he was able to escape and commit violent acts was what?
a. Help in the community b. Assistance by corrupt jail personnel c. Complacency by the guards d. Unsecured doors
Police departments must ensure that responses to these treats are incorporated into:
a. training. b. responses. c. exercises. d. standard operational procedures.
Which of the following is inconsistent with the paramilitary model of policing?
a. rigid differences among ranks b. emphasis on individual creativity c. centralized command structure d. strong enforcement of rules, regulations, and discipline
In Minnesota v. Dickerson, why was the defendant not convicted?
A. The charges were dropped by the prosecutor before trial. B. The judge declared a mistrial. C. The defendant pled guilty before trial. D. The officer felt a substance in the suspect's pocket, subsequently determined to be cocaine, during a pat down and manipulated it to determine what it was.