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Question
Robert Lilly's research concluded that the majority of police calls are in reference to:a. burglaries
b. thefts
c. information
d. social services
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a. international
b. federal
c. state
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a. felony case
b. misdemeanor case
c. criminal wrong
d. private wrong
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a. dropsy testimony
b. fallen testimony
c. on-the-ground testimony
d. all of these choices
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Jerome Skolnick wrote that police deception, if it occurs, usually occurs at three stages of the police detection process. Which of the following is not one of those stages?
a. investigation
b. arrest
c. interrogation
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a. Certification suspension
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a. U.S. Constitution
b. Bill of Rights
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a. Aristotle
b. Plato
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a. legal events of the civil rights era
b. the urban riots of the 1960s
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a. First
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a. expanded the jurisdiction and strengthened the powers of the EEOC
b. allowed employees of state and local governments to file employment discrimination suits with the EEOC
c. made the provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, including Title VII, applicable to state and local governments
d. all of these choices