Which of the following should NOT be considered a limitation of the UCR?
a. includes too many white-collar crimes
b. politics in the statistical tabulating process affects rates
c. changes in police administration affect rates
d. recorded statistics represent only partial truth
a
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A. Methadone addiction B. Type I alcoholism C. Type II alcoholism D. Cocaine addiction
Why is probation less of a burden on the taxpayer?
What will be an ideal response?
Many police officers refrain from working on internal affairs assignments because
A. of the low salary police officers receive on such assignments. B. of the stigma associated with investigating fellow officers. C. they occupy a lower status than homicide. D. they are not supported by blue-ribbon commissions.
In Illinois v. Wardlow (2000), the U.S. Supreme Court held that presence in a high-crime area, combined with unprovoked flight upon observing police officers, gives officers sufficient grounds to investigate to further determine if criminal activity is about to take place. What remains unclear about the Wardlow rule? Do you agree or disagree with the majority in Wardlow? Explain your position
What will be an ideal response?