_________ is the body of knowledge regarding crime as a social phenomenon, and it includes within its scope the process of making laws, of breaking laws, and of reacting toward the breaking of laws.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Criminology
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Under what circumstances would a law enforcement officer be justified (or not justified) in using deadly force, according to the Supreme Court language in the decision on Tennessee v. Garner?
What will be an ideal response?
Which is accurate concerning the following statement: "It is less important that a group of experimental subjects be representative of some larger population than that experimental and control groups be similar to each other?"
a. the statement is true because of random assignment b. the statement is false because of random assignment c. the statement is true because the researcher is most concerned with measuring the fluctuation in the dependent variable between groups and not between a group and the population d. the statement is untrue
As the threat of terrorism and cybercrime grows, so too may tolerance for invasions of privacy to combat these threats. What belief may sway public opinion and justify the use of IT by law enforcement?
A) ?the belief that there is not much to fear from law enforcement's use of IT B) ?the belief that IT increases safety, and that intrusions into personal space are warranted if lives are saved C) ?the belief that IT is not invading homes but gathering information from public spaces D) ?all of these beliefs may sway public opinion and justify the use of IT by law enforcement