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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.

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Statistics clearly indicate that police officers:

A) overuse force.
B) do not overuse force.
C) overuse threats.
D) display their weapons too often.

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The primary goal or objective of the police should be to arrest all offenders.

The Smalltown Police Department uses social service agencies to provide counseling for minor offenders.According to James Q.Wilson,it would be considered to be a ____________________ department.

Officer Green believes that it is impossible to achieve the goals and objectives of the police department and concentrates his efforts on the concept of police loyalty and the mutual support of his fellow officers.According to Broderick,he would be considered a(n) :

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

The "broken windows" theory suggests​ it is appropriate to allow a neighborhood to deteriorate if the neighborhood will not participate in its upkeep.

The police role is:

Arresting offenders and assisting prosecutors in bringing charges against defendants is one of the primary methods used by police to maintain order and protect __________and __________.

According to the text,the police attempt to prevent crime by trying to create a sense of:

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

Police officers have ____________________ discretion.

The entire criminal justice system is based on the concept of discretion.

The police themselves emphasize their role as crime fighters and play down their job as peacekeepers and social service providers.

Choke holds,carotid holds,and neck restraints became a source of controversy after:

Of the following,the police make more arrests for ____________________ crimes than for the other types.

The police make approximately ____________________ million arrests a year.

Most police contacts involve:

The police try to create a sense that they are always there.This is called __________.

Gender does not play an important role in use of force incidents by police officers.