Discuss how the patronage system affected policing
What will be an ideal response?
? Under the patronage system police officers were often hired not because of their qualification, but because of their political connections with those in power.
? The patronage system was a form corruption in which the political party in power
hired and promoted police officer, and then received jobrelated "favors" in return.
? During the political era police officers took an active role in providing social services for their bosses' constituents. In many instances these favors took precedence over enforcing the law.
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Crime statistics within cities show that some areas are more prone to crime than others and that some people are more prone to victimization than others
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What is the difference between the agency theory of felony murder and the proximate cause theory of felony murder?
What will be an ideal response?
“Androcentric bias” refers to the tendency to ______.
a. adopt the viewpoint of white European descendants, to the detriment of others b. overemphasize the male experience, while overlooking the experience of females c. overgeneralize the implications of a particular theory d. use statistics taken from a group level to describe individual behavior
For juvenile offenders, _________ is equivalent to the sentencing phase in an adult criminal case
A) ?the preliminary hearing B) the ?initial appearance C) ?disposition D) ?rendering E) ?intake