Provide three reasons why studying the history of policing is important.
What will be an ideal response?
First, in order to properly evaluate the modern police, we must have an understanding of how much or how little they have changed over time. Second, we can learn from the mistakes of the past. Studying police history can help identify persistent problems in policing, and where applicable the changes that resolved these problems. Or if the proposed changes did not adequately address the problem, we can avoid repeating this same mistakes. Third, studying the past may help to identify the trends or issues that may become the problems of the future.
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A. counseling B. suspension without pay C. banishment from the NFL D. imprisonment
Gandhi remarked that an "eye for an eye" makes the whole world blind
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Most likely responsible for the exceedingly high rate of delinquency, what distinctive feature in American society has been allowed to develop to an extraordinary degree, according to Messner and Rosenfeld?
a. Negative affective state b. Anomic conditions c. Subterranean values d. Lack of social bond
Boot camps are a form of
a. pretrial diversion. b. shock incarceration. c. intensive probation supervision. d. split sentence.