According to Regoli and Poole, Police Cynicism Potentially Increases Citizen

question 13

Multiple Choice

According to Regoli and Poole, police cynicism potentially increases citizen distrust of the police, which can ultimately result in the feeling that every contact for the police with the public involves potential danger. What term do the researchers use to describe the state of mind that can develop?

• A)police paranoia
• B)the blue personality
• C)the blue curtain
• D)symbolic assailant

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Definitions:

Mixed Cost

Expenses that have both fixed and variable components, changing in total with the level of activity but also containing a constant element.

Least-squares Regression

A statistical technique that identifies the most accurate line of fit by reducing the total of the squared differences between the actual and forecasted values.

Mixed Cost

Expenses that contain both fixed and variable components, changing with the level of output or activity.

High-low Method

A technique used in managerial accounting to estimate variable and fixed cost components of a cost formula, using the highest and lowest levels of activity.