Police Test 11-13 trial exam update questions and answers guide solved solution

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Police Test 11-13 trial exam update questions and answers guide solved solution According to Kenneth C. Davis, discretion is defined as A. a decision based on sound public policy. B. a decision b... y a judge based upon all the facts submitted by an individual. C. an official action by a criminal justice official based on that individual's judgement about the best course of action. D. reinforcement of law with a good decision. - ANS C. an official action by a criminal justice official based on that individual's judgement about the best course of action. Discretion increases as one moves down the police organization. For this reason, patrol officers have been described as A. process bureaucrats. B. street-level bureaucrats. C. first-level judges. D. street-level justices. - ANS B. street-level bureaucrats. In the context of policing, _____ exercise the greatest amount of discretion. A. chief inspectors B. patrol officers C. sheriffs D. detectives - ANS B. patrol officers Vincent tells the police that he heard strange noises in his home at midnight. Vincent believes that something was stolen in his house, but the police find that nothing was missing in his home. The police also find no evidence for such a crime and hence do not complete the report for it. This action of the police exemplifies A. the denial of due process. B. an under-enforcement of the law. C. a positive use of discretion. D. the code of silence. - ANS A. the denial of due process. _____ are the most common form of contact between the police and the public. A. Buy-and-bust operations B. Narcotics raids C. Sting operations D. Traffic stops - ANS D. Traffic stops The probability of arrest and officer use of force increases when a suspect is [Show More]

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