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

1. Even though there was a debate over the relationship between crime and the economy in the past, many people believed the recession would result in a rise in crime.
2. Of the 233 police departments surveyed by the Police Executive Forum, 44% reported a rise in certain types of crime that were attributed to the United States’ worst economic and financial crisis in decades.
3. The demand for increased accountability for police officers is no greater than it was in previous decades.
4. The primary function of the Task Force on 21st Century Policing called by President Obama in 2014 was to identify the best practices in policing and recommend strategies for reducing crime and building public trust.
5. Among the many remarkable political developments in the United States in the past few years is the significant mobilization against police use of force with the Black Lives Matter movement.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

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