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John Crank identified two types of encounters that are especially significant in shaping police subculture. Which of the choices is NOT one of these?

Atavism is the ideology that criminals are distinguished from noncriminals by multiple physical abnormalities.

During an oral interview, applicants for policing jobs should never indicate a willingness to “snitch” on another officer whom they observe doing something wrong.  

All prosecutions for crimes begin with a grand jury indictment. 

Stress, eustress, and distress all essentially mean the same thing. True or false?

Police academy training is very militaristic in nature. True or false?                  

___________ has/have perhaps the most influence on police subculture.             

The police training officer (PTO) model is gradually being replaced by the field training officer (FTO) system. True or false?

The honeymoon/enthusiasm stage, fuel shortage/stagnation stage, chronic symptoms/frustration stage, crisis/apathy stage, and the hitting the wall/intervention stage are the five stages of:

According to the research, the relationship between gender and support for the police is unclear, as the findings are contradictory.  True or false?