"Once the sergeant arrived, we walked around in groups for high visibility in the 1900 block, ‘the hole' (worst apartment houses: absent landlords, repairs unattended, no background check for tenants). Planned to search some of the basements for drugs. Several officers commented that ‘Linc' was seen hanging around the hole more frequently than usual-could indicate increased drug activity." This was taken from a study on community policing and is an example of what?

A. observations
B. field notes
C. transparency
D. personal bias


Answer: B

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