Explain the self-help doctrine

What will be an ideal response?


• If one has a claim of right to property, s/he may use force to take property from another if the other person won't return it.
• This doctrine is the prevailing view, although a few states do not allow it.

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Under the exception for a search incident to a lawful arrest, officers may search:

a. the area in which the suspect could reach to obtain a weapon or destroy evidence. b. the entire building in which the arrest is made. c. any person in the area of the arrest. d. the area and any person in the area in which the suspect could reach to obtain a weapon or destroy evidence.

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Decentralized police operations, direct engagement with the community, empowering line officers, and community partnerships are associated with:

a. traditional policing c. community policing b. problem orientated policing d. professional policing

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In the fall of 1997, one faction accepted the _______ _______ __________, and the other, a newly formed splinter of PIRA, the Real IRA (RIRA) (or New IRA, as it is sometimes called), continued armed resistance against British occupation of Northern Ireland.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is an advantage of random patrol?

A. reduction of set patrol patterns B. increased freedom of the police C. greater visibility D. all of these

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