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

1. Crime generators are places that emit cues indicating that crime is tolerated in the area and therefore tend to draw criminals.
2. Virtually all research in criminology has supported broken windows theory.
3. Hot-spot policing has been found to have little empirical support.
4. There is little evidence that increases to the severity of punishment lead to lower crime rates.


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE

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