Describe what took place in the Kansas City Gun Experiment in the early 1990s

What will be an ideal response?


The Kansas City Police Department studied the effects of directed patrol by focusing on illegal firearms. Some officers were freed up from responding to routine calls, so they could patrol neighborhoods with an emphasis on seizing illegally possessed fire arms. The results were rather significant. The police department increased gun seizures by 65%, while experiencing a 49% decrease in gun-related crimes.

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What will be an ideal response?

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The Wilcoxon matched pairs-signed ranks test is appropriate for data at the interval level of measurement

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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When independent individuals working together without a previously established relationship and not a part of any large-scale drug organization, with different dealers; this type of model is called the ad hoc model of drug distribution.

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

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Research on the effectiveness of police has found that which type of policing has shown the most promise for reducing and preventing crime?

a. Community policing b. Broken windows policing c. Hotspots policing d. Compstat e. Problem-oriented policing

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