Pollock Argues That the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics

question 8

Multiple Choice

Pollock argues that the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics

• A) is irrelevant to the realities of most officers
• B) is detrimental to its own validity and credibility due to the wide disparity between itself and actual behavior
• C) specifies perfect behavior
• D) all of the above

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