During the Overview Portion of a Crime Strategy Meeting,using Comparisons

question 16

Multiple Choice

During the overview portion of a crime strategy meeting,using comparisons to "this month last year" is intended primarily to account for

• A) short-term trends.
• B) long-term trends.
• C) seasonality.
• D) validity in month-to-month crime data.

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Definitions:

Red Scare

A period of intense fear of communism and radical political ideologies in the United States, especially prominent after World War I and during the Cold War.

Postwar Strikes

Work stoppages and labor strikes that occur after the end of a war, often due to economic and social unrest.

Communist Agents

Individuals who secretly work on behalf of a communist government or organization to spread communism, gather intelligence, or influence the politics of other nations.

19th Amendment

An amendment to the United States Constitution that granted American women the right to vote, ratified in 1920.