Define early warning systems. What does research tell us about their effectiveness?

What will be an ideal response?


Early warning systems are data-based management tools, usually consisting of three basic phases: (1) selection, (2) intervention, and (3) post-intervention monitoring. Preliminary research on the effectiveness of early warning systems suggests that they are effective, especially if used in combination with department-wide attempts to raise standards of performance and improve the quality of police services.

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Fourth Amendment protection is not generally extended to prison cells because prisoners do not have ______________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The implied meaning behind the necessity of bringing in G-men to solve crimes is that local police officers are incompetent and unable to handle crime fighting

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A family protective order can order all of the following except:

A. a person not to commit family violence. B. a person to refrain from communicating directly with a family member, in a threatening or harassing manner.. C. a person to stay away from a school where children protected under the order normally attends. D. a person to get a better paying job to support his family.

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The use of illegal means to achieve success in the absence of legitimate means is an example of ______ in Merton's theory of anomie

A) ?innovation B) ?retreatism C) ?rebellion D) ?conformity E) ?desperation

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