A police officer may detain someone for questioning when there are insufficient facts to justify an arrest and the person does not want to cooperate:
a. never
b. whenever the officer has a reason to believe that the person may be involved in criminal activity
c. whenever there are specific articulable facts that would make a reasonable officer believe criminal activity is afoot
d. the officer may make random stops in order to prevent crime
C
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The ________ philosophy in corrections implies that there are identifiable causes of crime and these causes may be treated and cured
A) punitive B) rehabilitative C) incapacitative D) reintegrative E) all of the above
The necessity defense, also called the choice of evils, justifies certain types of criminal activity when it cannot be avoided. However, claims of necessity generally fail in cases of homicide
a. True b. False
Which of the following is most important in controlling delinquency?
a. Relationships with fathers b. Relationships with mothers c. Relationships with mothers and fathers are of equal importance
The training and orientation of community supervision officers is becoming less like that of law enforcement officers
Indicate whether the statement is true or false