The biggest recent threat to community policing and, consequently, the biggest criticism of community policing initiatives is:
a. the initial startup costs.
b. the inability to keep police departments fully staffed and to keep money flowing to these initiatives.
c. convincing local governmental leaders to participate in the programs.
d. the capital investment for vehicles.
b
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Which of the following is an early warning sign of violent behavior?
a. Loud verbal tolerance for differences and defense of individuals with disabilities b. High academic performance c. Expression of violence in writings and drawings d. Little or no history of aggression and previous overly passive behavior
Explain the factors of police discretion that influence a police officer's decisions.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following defenses would most likely to be considered reasonable by a court?
A. The criminal behavior involved activities that were religious practices. B. The defendant’s intoxication at the time of the crime was due to having alcohol forced upon him. C. The illegal drugs the defendant possessed were commonly used for medicinal purposes in the defendant’s home culture. D. The law that the defendant violated typically is not enforced.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
6. Estimates of the extent of delinquency and abuse based on a legal definition are far lower than those based on a behavioral definition. 7. If we concentrate on juveniles who are not officially labeled, we get a far different picture from that if we include all of those who offend or are victimized. 8. One of the major problems confronting those interested in learning more about offenses by and against juveniles involves defining the phenomena. 9. Despite growth in the juvenile population over the past decade, crime and violence by juveniles have not declined. 10. In an attempt to combat some of the reporting problems found in UCR data since 1987, the FBI has been implementing an incident-based reporting system, a modification of the original UCR reporting system, throughout the United States.