Law and Politics

In about two-thirds of the incidents involving force, its application is judged as reasonable.

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One study found that 75 percent of all officers had not used any racially offensive words.

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The crime control model of law enforcement, so termed by Packer, argues that police efficiency is a ...

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Studies now show that the so-called "code of secrecy" actually has little effect on the amount of ...

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Police corruption declines during periods of rapid hiring, probably because of the influx of ...

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Police corruption takes two basic forms: "clean" and "internal."

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Corruption to a great extent is initiated and sustained by the community.

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The Knapp Commission termed the two primary types of corrupt police officers as "meat-eaters" and ...

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It is preferred but not mandatory that citizen complaints against police be objectively and ...

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The exercise of force by police can range from a simple verbal command to deadly force.

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A basic police function in a democracy is the use of force.

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The exercise of force by police can be limited to a simple verbal command.

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The utilitarian approach to ethics supports the strictest adherence to ethics, for all people.

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Police accountability today, according to the National Mayors Conference, includes demonstrating ...

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When one commits an act to achieve a good end, and an inevitable but intended effect is negative, ...

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In practicing noble cause corruption, the police might do all but which one of the following:

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Today, more departments and researchers are less comfortable with the ________ depiction of the use ...

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The order of severity (from low to high) of disciplinary actions commonly used by agencies would be:

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Which of the following is not a category of complaint dispositions:

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Studies of police work have found that patrol officers would often deliberately delay responding to ...

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The best defense for bias-based policing is:

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DWBB stands for:

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According to the national survey conducted to examine common scenarios of police misconduct, which ...

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Police firearms regulations normally address all but which of the following?

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Which of the following is not a controversial drug testing issue?

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