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What is the point of the "emperor's new clothes" story? - ✔its a group activity that is also a
major flaw with the police it shows that in a survey or meeting officers would agree to things
they would typically not agree too because they dont want to go against the grain or seen as
the black sheep
What is the value of controlling street prostitution? - ✔brings a lot of crime with it
like homicide and drugs and stealing
What is the best predictor of whether a crime is solved? - ✔the amount of productivity
which is consisted of arrest, crime rate, efficiency, and fast response time
pros and cons of police discretion? - ✔pros when officers have discretion they can use
common sense not bc it's the rule and you need to enforce it cons you don't have a reliable
set of data two different officers have a different results, it gets rid of discrimination
Why is discretion so important in policing and on what types of offenses is it used the most? -
✔it occurs in misdemeanor crimes, victim-less crimes, traffic citations ans municipal code,
its important because it allows the officer to decide if arresting a person for speeding as an
example was justified or if it was just one mile over.
What was the Texas Controlled Substance Tax Act and what happened to it? - ✔this was a
tax that was put on the illegal drugs that people were arrested with there was a tax and a
stamp that was stated how much the tax was and if they payed it or not, the courts ruled it as
illegal because of double jeopardy they said the tax was to high
How do private vs. public agencies differ in operation? - ✔they have diffrent and
accounting procedures private are more focused on making money rather than public service
, Is DARE effective? - ✔it is no longer in effect
What was the significance of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment? Was it valid? -
✔there was a specific way in which the gov wanted officers to act, this was used in
misdemeanor assault cases if both the victim and offender are there one of 3 things can happen
which are, advise, separate or arrest the couple, but the police no longer need probable cause
Who was the person credited with developing "problem oriented policing"? -
✔professor Herman Goldstein
. What is validity - ✔this is social research that has a connection to the outcome
. What is reliability - ✔the results of this can not be duplicated, it is also known as the
liqur survey because it ask the person if they strongly agree/ disagree or neutral
What are spurious results - ✔different results that occur in an experiments which is bad
What is a Likert survey? What are advantages of using it? - ✔used approach to scaling
responses in survey research, think of the types of surverys that YES PREP DID , an advantage
is that it allows a better representation of how the people feel.
Why do police officers value the state of "normal" on their beats? - ✔
. What are the benefits of specialization? - ✔it allows a set group of people to solve a
case quicker, because they can look back and relate the crime to a similar one
What are the disadvantages of specialization? - ✔it removes the number of parole officers
and officers to get an overall scope of diffrent crimes rather than just the one.
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