Why and how is IT highly suited for problem-oriented policin

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To quote a major city police chief cited in the text, “The use of high-technology equipment and applications is essential to the efficient practice of community policing... Computer-aided dispatching, computers in patrol cars, automated fingerprinting systems, and online offense-reporting systems are but a few examples of the pervasiveness of technology in agencies that practice community policing.”

In addition, more modern, sophisticated policing approaches (e.g., CompStat and Smart Policing) are even more information-intensive and dependent. They involve information on crime, perpetrators, community conditions, priorities, and other factors that could shape crime prevention and responses.

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When conditions in the learners' environment are such that they establish an attitude favorable to learning, they are said to be in a:

A. State of readiness. B. State of interest. C. State of mind. D. State of learning.

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Your book discusses several popular techniques in sting operations. List and discuss a minimum of two of these techniques

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In some states, statutes specifically provide for a defense of withdrawal from and renunciation of ______________

a. a criminal solicitation b. a criminal attempt c. a conspiracy d. none of these

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Whereas power in traditional bullying is the result of physical (stature) or social (competency or popularity) factors, power in cyber bullying stems from a. net proficiency

b. physical distance. c. manipulation. d. fear.

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