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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.​

When the Supreme Court hears cases pertaining to search and seizures, they draw mainly on the ________Amendment.

​The use of force by police officers is not a common event.

The core of problem-oriented policing is a proactive approach to law enforcement.​

Danny responded to a robbery in which the suspect left a note demanding money. Danny hands over this note to crime scene investigators who want to compare the handwriting on the note to other notes left at previous robberies. This handwriting will be compared to samples​ that already exist in a database. Using handwriting to identify individuals is a part of a practice of: