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

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B) False

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Question 32

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The police make approximately ____________________ million arrests a year for all criminal infractions, excluding traffic violations.

A) 3.3
B) 10.16
C) 12.4
D) 13.12

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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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.

Explain why the CALEA standards are important and how they relate to the concept of noble cause corruption.

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

Most police contacts involve ___________.

In 1985, the fleeing felon rule was declared unconstitutional by the U.S.Supreme Court in the landmark case of ___________.

Police officers have ____________________ discretion.

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

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

Based on 2015 statistics, approximately ____________________ people were killed justifiably by police in a four-year period.

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

Explain how the terrorist attacks on 9/11 affected the role of the police.

Two studies indicate that people who engage in violent crime or who engage the police in violent confrontations are much more likely to be the victims of police shootings.

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

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.

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) _________.

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

The police role is extremely well defined and contains little ambiguity.

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