You are assessing the crime within your community at the request of citizens who are complaining about crime increasing. You must determine whether you will take a proactive approach or a reactive approach

Discuss what they would be and why you would choose one method.


Reactive crime detection—observation of citizen complaints, police reports, mostly chosen after crime has occurred. Proactive crime detection is where officers are looking to discover an offense or offender by use of sting or undercover operations, targeting crime-ridden areas, etc.

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