The Argument That Community Preservation, Public Safety, and Order Maintenance

question 23

Short Answer

The argument that community preservation, public safety, and order maintenance, not crime fighting, should become the primary focus of police patrol has come to be known as the __________ model approach to policing.

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Definitions:

Variable Cost Function

A mathematical representation of the costs that vary with the level of output or activity, unlike fixed costs.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation that shows how the cost of producing one more unit of something changes as the quantity produced increases.

Quadratic

Pertaining to an equation, function, or model that involves the square of a variable, typically expressed in the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0 where a, b, and c are constants.

Long-run Cost Function

A mathematical representation that shows the lowest possible cost of producing different levels of output when all input factors can be varied.