Explain a Police Officer's Right to Detain Someone for Questioning

question 24

Essay

Explain a police officer's right to detain someone for questioning when the officer does not have probable cause to arrest the person and the person will not consent to the detention.Is the officer allowed to use a gun under these circumstances Explain.

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Definitions:

Action Potentials

Rapid and temporary electrical impulses in neurons or muscle cells that allow communication over long distances within the body.

Chemical Synapses

Junctions between neurons where neurotransmitters are released to transmit signals across the synaptic gap.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical substances produced in the nervous system that allow for the transmission of signals between neurons across synapses.

Presynaptic Terminal

The presynaptic terminal is the end point of a neuron where neurotransmitters are stored before being released across the synapse to signal the next neuron.