What is the first step in the communication process?

A) sender selects a communications channel
B) sender encodes the idea
C) communicator selects a medium
D) recipient decodes the message


B) sender encodes the idea

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Proposals have been made that evidence obtained illegally could be admitted in criminal trials while still holding the officer accountable for the improper seizure. This may be unrealistic. What do you think? Give an example to support your answer

What will be an ideal response?

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An organization's goals must be measurable and linked to a timetable for completion

a. True b. False

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Spending time in these disadvantaged areas, Elijah Anderson discovered that most "decent" families included all of the following, except:

a. an older man who held a steady job. b. an older man with poor discipline habits toward his children. c. an older man who performed his duties as husband and father. d. an older man who was interested in the community's well-being.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Profiling in law enforcement is used by officers to look for characteristics that indicate the probability of criminal acts or factors that tend to correlate with dangerous or threatening behavior. 2. Some police officers and government administrators maintain that racial profiling is a myth or a misperception. 3. Profiling and profiles have long been used by law enforcement as tools to look for signs of potential criminal activity, but these practices are illegal. 4. The 2015 President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing report included a recommendation that law enforcement agencies adopt and enforce policies prohibiting profiling and discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, immigration status, disability, housing status, occupation, or language fluency. 5. In the Travis opinion, the majority concluded that race or ethnic background was not a legitimate consideration when investigators have information on the subject of a particular suspect.

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