For the Police, the Threshold to Justify an Arrest Is

question 215

True/False

For the police, the threshold to justify an arrest is relatively high.

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Definitions:

Folkways

The least important norms and violating them evokes the least severe punishment.

Mores

Core norms that most people believe are essential for the survival of their group or society.

Laws

The system of rules created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, ensuring order, safety, and justice within a society.

Taboos

Are among the strongest norms. When someone violates a taboo, it causes revulsion in the community, and punishment is severe.