______ refers to an increase in the number of police targeted toward a particular crime (but not necessarily a particular area). When this type of strategy is implemented, evidence suggests that immediate crime prevention benefits are likely.
a. Hot-spot policing
b. Directed patrol
c. Crackdown
d. Saturated patrol
c. Crackdown
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During the 1960s and 1970s Gallup surveys showed respondents felt the police were doing an excellent job in maintaining social order and suppressing crime
a. true b. false
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What do sedition laws punish?
What will be an ideal response?
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To be eligible for the Youth Aid Panels program, a youth must be charged with committing a(n) ______.
A. act of delinquency B. nonviolent offense C. status offense D. violent offense
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What is it called when the courthouse justice has the authority to make decisions without reference to specific rules or facts?
A. delay B. socialization C. ethics D. discretion
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