Exam 4: The Role of the Police

The "continuum of force" outlines the appropriate escalation of force officers should use in response to a resisting subject.

Because they determine who comes into the system and who stays out, the police are often described as the ______ of the criminal justice system.

Not all people are equal in their crime tendencies.

Without enforcement, laws have little meaning.

Discuss why the police are critical to the existence of the entire criminal justice system.

Studies suggest that ______ occupies the greatest amount of police officers time.

For punishment to be an effective deterrent, it must be swift, certain, and ______.

It is difficult to effectively measure the police's ability to deter crime.