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One important aspect of trusting the police is the likelihood that people will call police when they are ___________.

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Cohen and Feldberg proposed that police power stems from the _________.

A) Code of Hammurabi
B) Ten Commandments
C) social contract
D) Constitution

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_______ is the responsibilities that are attached to a specific role.

The term ______________ means to have the power to make a decision between two or more choices.

Because a crime control model serves the greater good by protecting citizens, the idea that just about any practices are allowed in the pursuit of law enforcement is consistent with a(n)______________ view of ethics.

Discuss Wilson's typologies of police and how they relate to discretion.

Which is cited by the authors as a type of crime that officers frequently respond to and which mandatory arrest policies have been applied to since the 1980s?

Crank and Caldero report research showing that police officers place less emphasis on __________ and more emphasis on __________.

The authority to use physical coercion to overcome the will of the individual is the definition of ______.

What is a criticism of the crime control method of policing?

What type of corruption involves police "testilying?"

Evaluate the blue curtain of silence, what led to its prevalence, and what may lead to its demise.

Roland is a police officer in pursuit of a fleeing rape suspect. The chase is on foot, and Roland is a much faster runner than his partner. He catches the suspect out of sight of his partner. When his partner, Ted, arrives on the scene, he observes Roland striking the suspect, despite the fact that the suspect is already in handcuffs. Ted chooses not to report his partner. He arrived at this decision by deciding that the greater good is served by preserving the rapist's conviction, rather than risk losing it due to an excessive force complaint. Ted does believe that Roland acted improperly but decides that the community is better off if the rapist is incarcerated than if a complaint is pursued against an otherwise excellent officer. Ted's decision is consistent with:

An element of the police subculture is that some officers see themselves as victims, due to low pay and ______________ that seems to favor offenders.

Discuss the impact that the terror attacks of 9/11 had on police procedures and strategy.

A model of law enforcement that addresses underlying problems rather than simply enforcing the law is referred to as:

Packer's ______________ model of policing suggests that police focus on efficiently processing cases against offenders who are presumed to be guilty.

Loyalty to groups or persons is logical and based on fact, not emotion.

You are a reporter for a local news station that is examining whether the "Ferguson Effect" is actually true of your community. What are the challenges that you will face in getting police to speak to you honestly about their morale, and their priorities? How will you overcome them?

Explain the public servant role and the crime fighter role and why the two may be inconsistent.