When an Effort to Prevent One Crime Has the Unintended

question 72

Multiple Choice

When an effort to prevent one crime has the unintended consequences of preventing other crimes, this is referred to as:

• A) displacement effect.
• B) diffusion of benefits.
• C) situational crime prevention.
• D) environmental crime prevention.

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Definitions:

Credit Balance

A situation in accounting where the sum of credits in a ledger account exceeds the sum of debits. It often indicates an amount owed to the account holder.

Contingency Payment

A payment that is contingent upon the occurrence of a specific event, not guaranteed to happen.

Common Stock

A form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security that represents ownership in a corporation, giving shareholders voting rights and a share in the company's profits via dividends.

Acquisition Transaction

A business operation in which one company purchases most or all of another company's shares to assume control.