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In the interest of officer safety, there are some exceptions to the “knock and announce” rule.​

Which of the following police operations best exemplifies community-oriented policing?​

The Fourth Amendment specifically states that no warrants shall be issued but upon:

As a private citizen, a person could enter someone else’s property and search for contraband without triggering Fourth Amendment prohibitions.​

The term blue curtain describes:

The term racial profiling has been coined to describe the racial influence over police discretion and has been found in a number of state and local studies of law enforcement.

Police during the nineteenth century were regarded as incompetent and corrupt and were disliked by the people they served.​

Exigent circumstances in which a search warrant is not required may include hot pursuits, escapes, and threats to evidence.​

The use of discretion by patrol officers is highly regulated and subject to administrative oversight.​

The detective bureau is considered the backbone of policing.​