List and discuss several community crime-prevention strategies

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: A group called Drop a Dime encouraged citizens to phone tips to its statewide hotline and report drug problems to the police. Another effective way to fight drug problems was with the enforcement of drug house abatement laws. This would pressure property owners to clean up or close down buildings used by drug dealers

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Shaken Baby Syndrome:

a. Is a relatively new classification of death or injury to infants. b. Is the medical term used to describe the violent shaking of a child and the injuries that can occur. c. Is common in the United States more than any other country. d. Both a and b

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Richard Dasal, CEO of a medical research firm, has been diverting grant funds into his personal accounts. Using the four-stage investigation process outlined in the textbook outline the steps to investigating this case.

What will be an ideal response?

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As discussed in your textbook, the list of calls for police service in Long Beach, California, shows which type of call for service to be the most common?

A. burglar alarms B. prisoner transportation C. parking violations D. violent offenses

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During a _____________________, the court reviews the facts of the case, determines whether removal of the child from the home is justified, and notifies the parents of charges against them

a. advisement hearing b. adjudication hearing c. family court trial d. interlocutory hearing

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