Identify the three most common approaches to evaluating prospective crime hot spot maps.

What will be an ideal response?


A strong answer will identify the following: hit rate, predictive accuracy index, and recapture rate index

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Knowing the names of residents and local merchants is one way an officer can improve their relations with ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following statements describes a problem with the implementation of selective incarceration?

A) Many individuals end up returning to committing crimes after being released. B) It is difficult to correctly identify those who should be incarcerated. C) Very high-risk offenders often are released inadvertently. D) There is not enough room in the nation's already overcrowded and understaffed prisons.

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All of the following were identified as possible characteristics of wife abusers except for ______.

a. independence b. economic problems c. present military service d. alcohol abuse

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Population heterogeneity argument is based on the claim that specific negative incidents (e.g., victimization) modifies attitudinal and behavioral patterns, in turn shifting the likelihood for engaging in the other (e.g., offending).

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