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TVarnum

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When it comes to police discretion, which one of the following statements is associated with departmental policy?
 
  a. The less serious a crime is to the public, the more freedom officers have to use discretion.
  b. Police discretion is dependent upon the relationship between the alleged criminal and the victim.
  c. A polite complainant will be taken more seriously than a hostile one.
  d. Departmental policy recognizes that some officers are more likely to investigate criminal activity than others.
  e. Police administrators can set priorities and dictate changes that have enormous consequences on an officer's use of discretion.

Question 2

The doctrine permitting people who have been assaulted in their homes by a trespasser to stand their ground and use such force as is necessary and reasonable to defend themselves is called the ____ doctrine.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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