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Compare and contrast each of James Q.Wilson's police department operational styles.

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The taser is the most popularly approved nonlethal weapon.

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In 1985 in Tennessee v.Garner, the U.S.Supreme Court dealt with police use of deadly force, declaring the ____________________ unconstitutional.

According to the 2007 report Contacts between Police and the Public, 2005, most of the police contacts with citizens involved motor vehicle or traffic-related issues.

What is the basic difference between the crime-fighting role and the order-maintenance role of the police?

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

The use of deadly force is the ultimate use of discretion.

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

The concept that the police role is very diverse and dynamic: _____________.

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

Who arranged for the organization of the first paid, full-time, uniformed police department, conceived of the police role as a conspicuous community-oriented patrol designed more for prevention and deterrence than for enforcement?

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/an:

Tennessee v.Garner is the U.S.Supreme Court case that ended the use of the fleeing felon rule.

Which of the following is incorrect?

Studies of police discretion have shown that the most significant factor in the decision to arrest is the ____________ of the offense committed.

The U.S.system of criminal justice is interested in the ____________________ in addition to the letter of the law.

The two primary goals and objectives of police departments, according to Sheehan and Cordner are:

The Largetown Police Department issues many summonses and makes many misdemeanor arrests.According to James Q.Wilson, it would be considered to be a _____ department.

The police emphasize their role as ___________.

The police officer is generally the first decision maker in the U.S.criminal justice system and is often the most important.