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What is the primary aim of the police?
What is the primary aim of the police?
- Exercise the police power of the state
- Protect private property and maintain the class system
- Enforce the law and ensure citizen safety (correct)
- Prevent crime and civil disorder
What distinguishes police forces from the military?
What distinguishes police forces from the military?
- Police forces have become ubiquitous in modern societies
- Police forces are involved in maintaining the class system
- Police forces are authorized to exercise the police power of the state (correct)
- Police forces are funded through taxes
What is a lawful power of the police?
What is a lawful power of the police?
- Imposition of authoritarian rule
- Preservation of order based on class system
- Execution of foreign aggressors
- Arrest and use of force legitimized by the state (correct)
How are gendarmerie different from typical police forces?
How are gendarmerie different from typical police forces?
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What is a controversial aspect of police forces' role?
What is a controversial aspect of police forces' role?
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