One of the Largest and Well Known Crime Prevention Programs

question 24

Multiple Choice

One of the largest and well known crime prevention programs is:

• A)community policing.
• B)landlord training programs.
• C)neighborhood watch.
• D)national night out.

---

Definitions:

Signal-Detection

The theory and method of differentiating between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

Fechner's Law

A principle describing the logarithmic relationship between stimulus magnitude and perceptual intensity, suggesting that sensation increases as the logarithm of the stimulus intensity.

Weber's Law

A principle stating that the smallest perceptible change in a stimulus, or the just noticeable difference, is a constant proportion of the original stimulus.

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant stimuli over time, reducing our awareness of them.