Exam 3: Police Ethics: Use of Force,investigations,interrogations,and Lying

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In the case of ______,the recent evidence suggests their number has no influence but there are conflicting studies that found the opposite to be the case.

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Which court case held that tasers constitute an "intermediate,significant level of force that must be justified by a strong government interest that compels the employment of such force"?

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In which Supreme Court case did the Court propose an objective test that focused on the nature of the police conduct,as opposed to the predisposition of the offender?

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Which of Barker and Carter's (1995)typographies of police lying deals with the lie being made to pursue a legitimate organizational goal?

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Reid (1962)suggests that a trained investigator can achieve ______% accuracy in differentiating truthful and untruthful statements.

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Which popular manual on confession-eliciting techniques details a nine-step process that includes directing the interrogator to first minimize the moral seriousness of the alleged crime that was committed?

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A study by Lawson (2015)of a simplified shooter video game found there was ______ difference in shooter bias between black and white participants.

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In which country did a crime survey find that 18.5% of those reporting believe that retired police and military personnel most frequently commit crimes?

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During the 1970s and 80s what emerged to explain the increasing number of persons with mental illness entering the justice system?

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According to Skolnick and Fyfe (1993),when the mere presence of police produces the desired outcome and use of force becomes irrelevant,this is known as ______.

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Although entrapment may be unethical,that is never a defense available to suspects.

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Generally,we accept that lethal force is morally acceptable in self-defense or to protect another from a threat to their life.According to Miller,in what circumstances is police use of lethal force morally justified?

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According to Paoline and Terrell (2011),officers were found to view verbal and passive resistance as ______.

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The tightening of a suspect's handcuffs to punish an arrested person is unethical due to which of the following factors identified by Kleinig (1996)in assessing use of force in ethical terms?

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Which level of Skolnick and Fyfe's (1993)linear continuum of force policy involves actions that are designed to overcome resistance that is forcible but is not life threatening?

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According to Miller (2015),studies have revealed that deadly force action is more likely to occur in which of the following circumstances?

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When dealing with targeted entrapment by the police,which of the following conditions is considered to be the most morally problematic?

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The Taser was originally developed during the mid-1970s.

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According to Skolnick and Fyfe (1993),actions designed to overcome resistance that is forcible but not life threatening are known as ______.

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According to Meijer and Verschuere,what is the value of using the polygraph for the monitoring of sex offenders?

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