The Police Decide to Add Foot Patrols in a Community

question 123

Multiple Choice

The police decide to add foot patrols in a community with an increasing crime rate. Based on the results of the study of foot patrols in Newark, New Jersey by Kelling and colleagues, what result could be expected?

• A)Residents will be less satisfied with the service they receive from foot patrol officers.
• B)Residents will notice when foot patrol officers are in the immediate vicinity.
• C)The level of crime will decline substantially in the areas patrolled by foot patrol officers.
• D)Residents' fear of crime in those areas patrolled by foot patrol officers will increase.

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