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Question 21

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Sheehan and Cordner state that the two primary goals and objectives of police departments are:

A) maintaining order, and protecting life and property
B) preventing crime and arresting offenders
C) preventing crime and maintaining order
D) protecting life and property, and preventing crime

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Officer Smith believes her role is to maintain order on her beat by arresting criminals. According to Broderick, she would be considered a(n) :

A) realist
B) optimist
C) enforcer
D) idealist

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is part of the federal government's imminent danger standard for use of deadly force?

Officer Brown believes his role is keeping the peace and preserving the social order, yet he is very careful not to violate the constitutional rights of individuals. According to Broderick, he would be considered a(n) :

Most police contacts involve:

The "defense of life" standard allowed police officers to use deadly force against people who were using deadly force against an officer or another person.

Discuss the extent and use of less-than-lethal weapons by police.

Define discretion. Discuss some of the major ways police exercise discretion.

Studies of police discretion have shown that the most significant factor in the decision to arrest is the:

Egon Bittner has stated that police work has, from its earliest origins, been a:

Most police patrol time is spent:

What are some of the major factors that influence police discretion?

List the primary and secondary goals of policing and give an example of how the police work toward each goal.

Most of what happens in the U.S. criminal justice system happens without the use of discretion by the police.

The federal government has redefined its deadly force policy used by federal agents and has adopted the __________ standard.

The availability of a choice of options or actions one can take in a situation is called __________

Officer White concentrates her efforts on helping people in trouble, rather than on keeping society safe. According to Broderick, she would be considered a(n) :

Based on 2010 statistics, approximately ____________________ people were killed justifiably by police in a three-year period.

Police are free or have the ability to ignore crimes or to exercise discretion regarding them, even when the crime is serious.

Elaine Cumming and her colleagues reported that the ordinary work routines of police officers include mostly law enforcement activities and very few other activities.