A local sheriff directs her or his deputies to write more tickets in response to several speeding-related deaths. She or he knows that some people may have a hard time paying their fines but believes that ticketing will reduce speeding and make the whole town safer. By focusing on the benefit to the majority of town residents, rather than the few who will be inconvenienced, she or he is applying the ______ doctrine.
A. specific deterrence
B. the rule of law
C. hedonistic calculus
D. utilitarianism
D. utilitarianism
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United States prenatal and postnatal programs are currently inadequate, leaving many poor children at risk for _____ impairment
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Police misconduct can violate departmental and ethical standards as well as criminal laws
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
"Narcoterrorism" refers to vigilante terrorism against narcotics traffickers
a. True b. False
According to the author, the tendency to ignore contrary evidence or overstate existing evidence when investigators believe they have identified the guilty party is a practice of:
a. all investigators b. prejudiced or racist investigators c. ethical formalists d. utilitarian ends-oriented investigators