Explain the difference between surveillance and a stakeout.

What will be an ideal response?


Both surveillance and stakeouts are the types of undercover operations. Surveillance involves watching a person to monitor their activities, while stakeouts focus on watching a place and monitoring activities at that place.

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This chapter states there are five purposes for policing in a democratic society. List and define each of these purposes and give examples where appropriate

What will be an ideal response?

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According to the intensification model criminal careers typically begin ________ to drug use

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Cohen and Felson focused on behavior and defined their theory as the Routine Activities Theory

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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California's Board of Parole Hearings discontinued parole revocation hearings in mid-2013, and moved that responsibility to:

a. Local criminal court judges. b. The state governor's office. c. A panel of corrections officers. d. Local police chiefs.

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