Imagine you are a policy-maker in a metropolitan area. You want to develop an evidence-based policy to target gang activity in your city. Which of the following policies would you adopt first?
A. focusing primarily on increasing punishments for first-time gang-related offenses as well as hard-core gang members
B. funding for increased patrolling gang neighborhoods and arresting any individuals who are suspected of gang involvement
C. focus primarily on funding for arresting hard-core gang members and police weaponry
D. a multi-faceted approach that provides vocational training, parental training, and training for police to better understand the communities they serve
D. a multi-faceted approach that provides vocational training, parental training, and training for police to better understand the communities they serve
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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