The Bigtown Police Department maintains order through informal police intervention, including persuasion and threats, or hassling or roughing up disruptive people instead of formal arrests. According to James Q. Wilson, it would be considered to be a _____ department

a. watchman c. moralistic
b. legalistic d. service


A

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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