The reason for every stop made by a law enforcement officer must be legally defensible and professional
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Findings from a nationally representative sampling of student youths revealed that:
a. Female students expressed more fear than male students of being attacked at school. b. Equal proportions of male and females knew whether drugs were available in school. c. High school seniors were the most likely students to be crime victims. d. Victimization by violent crime at school had no consistent relationship to the income level of the victims' families.
What is similar about the history of African American, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian police officers in the United States?
A. They have all historically benefited from affirmative action. B. It is difficult to identify the first police officer belonging to those racial and ethnic groups. C. None of the officers were allowed to arrest White citizens. D. Members of these minority groups were not allowed to work in Chicago until the 1960s.
All of the following can be seen as problems with evidence in criminal investigations EXCEPT ______.
a. insufficient amount of information is available to follow-up on b. evidence can be false c. investigators cannot be sure if a crime was committed d. investigators might not know initially that this information could be useful for the case
To conduct a "stop-and-frisk," police must have _______ that criminal activity is afoot
a. clear and convincing evidence b. a preponderance of evidence c. reasonable suspicion d. probable cause