Cite one reason why social support may be helpful in reducing burnout among police officers.

What will be an ideal response?


It is widely held that social support can act as a buffer between work stressors and a person. This is no different in the field of policing, where officers need the support of coworkers, supervisors, family, and friends.

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________ is the process of extracting hidden patterns from data

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Juveniles do not enjoy the same protection against double jeopardy as do adults.

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

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Individuals living in the suburbs have slightly higher rates of victimization from theft than those in the inner city because of what researchers assume is the increased value of goods in the suburbs

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which statement is accurate?

a. The reason that researchers use probability samples is because they guarantee representativeness of the sample. b. In general, the more heterogeneous a population, the smaller the sample needed for representativeness. c. A simple random sample is appropriate when a researcher wants to over-represent a characteristic in the population d. A sample is representative of the population from which it is drawn if the aggregate characteristics of the sample approximate those of the general population.

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