Which of the following situations best illustrates policy evaluation?
a) A city police department conducts a study to determine whether the location of police substations in high-crime neighborhoods affects the crime rate in those neighborhoods.
b) A neighborhood civic club gathers signatures on petitions demanding that the city take action to reduce crime in their part of town.
c) The city council budgets additional money for police overtime pay in order to increase the number of officers on the street.
d) A candidate for mayor stresses crime prevention in her election campaign.
e) A professor at the local college presents data showing how the crime rate in the city is correlated with population changes.
Answer: A
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