What Is the Most Effective Way to Assess Reliability of a Criminal

question 20

Multiple Choice

What is the most effective way to assess reliability of a criminal informant's information?

• A) the number of convictions his/her information has produced
• B) the number of arrests his/her information has produced
• C) the accuracy of the past information provided by the informant
• D) a positive assessment from the officer who obtained the information

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Definitions:

Business Judgment Rule

A rule protecting business managers from liability for making bad decisions when they have acted prudently and in good faith.

Uninformed Decisions

Choices made without access to all necessary information, knowledge, or understanding, which can lead to adverse outcomes.

Conflicts Of Interest

Situations where an individual's or organization's personal interests could potentially influence or appear to influence their decisions in their official capacity.

Supermajority Vote

A requirement that a motion must receive significantly more than a simple majority of votes, often two-thirds or three-quarters, to be approved.