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The first paid law enforcement official was the praefectus urbi.

Use of force and excessive force are essentially the same. True or false?

According to research, female officers are more likely than male officers to use excessive force.     

This term refers to the balance between merely reporting the news and putting a spin on those facts to create a desired impression.

There are essentially two ways for the police to make an arrest:  with a warrant and without a warrant.    

A certain amount of crime being inevitable is a consequence of: 

   Juveniles may be sentenced to life without parole.

Because of their widespread, long-standing use by police, technologies such as drones and license plate readers may be used without concern for legal or privacy issues.   

Generally, police do not have to “search” for things they see in plain view.    

If a person is told they will have to serve 5-10 years in prison, their sentence is ___________.