Exam 1: Understanding the Police

Police actions reflect social definitions of the appropriate balance between due process and crime- control interests.

In the criminal justice system, police are responsible for:

The major functions of local police identified by Wilson are law enforcement, order maintenance, and:

To direct and control police use of force to intervene in the lives of citizens, legislators enact:

The police in America exist at all levels of government.

The primary function of the police in society is:

The police are institutions or individuals given the general right to use force by the state within its domestic territory.

The major correlates of policing identified in the book include:

The way members of a society are taught what is proper and improper behavior in society is called:

Depending on circumstances, it is possible for a citizen to be arrested as a result of asking for directions.