Imagine you are a police officer. Given what you know about crime and time, when would you be most vigilant and for which types of crimes?

What will be an ideal response?


Burglaries of homes occur more frequently in the daytime when homes are often unoccupied, while burglaries of businesses occur more frequently in the evening. Juvenile offending tends to peak when juveniles get out of school on school days and between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on non-school days. Murders more frequently occur on weekends during evening or early morning hours. Violence peaks on the weekends and during summer months. Holidays are associated with an increase in expressive crimes and a decrease in instrumental crimes.

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a. Florida v. Riley b. Zurcher v. Stanford Daily c. Katz v. United States d. the Steve Jackson Games case

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a. True b. False

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a. group conspiracy b. joint conspiracy c. chain conspiracy d. wheel conspiracy

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