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Q1

 Briefly, discuss the findings in a study conducted by Donner et al.,  (2016) pertaining to the relationship between self-control and police  misconduct. In doing so, discuss Gottfredson and Hirschi's (1990)  general theory of crime as it is relative to self-control theory and  police misconduct. 

 Donner, C. M., Fridell, L. A., & Jennings, W. G. (2016). The  relationship between self-control and police misconduct: A multi-agency  study of first-line police supervisors. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 43(7), 841-862. 

Q2

 

Briefly  discuss the effectiveness of consent decrees and Section 14141 of the  Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. In doing so,  describe the legal provision that allowed the Department of Justice DOJ  to intervene when allegations are made that constitutional policing is  not followed as a matter of patterns and practices.

Alpert, G. P., McLean, K., & Wolfe, S. (2017). Consent decrees: An approach to police accountability and reform. Police Quarterly, 20(3), 239-249.

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000