The National Institute of Justice Published a Document with a Crime

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Essay

The National Institute of Justice published a document with a crime map displaying some common symbols used by crime analysts (Eck et al., 2005). List these commonly used symbols and explain their meaning.

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Definitions:

Successful-Efforts Method

An accounting approach used in the oil and gas industry where costs are capitalized only if they lead to successful finding of new oil or gas reserves.

Drilling

The process of creating holes in the earth's surface in preparation for the exploration or extraction of resources, such as oil and gas.

Oil Wells

Structures drilled into the earth for the purpose of extracting petroleum and other hydrocarbons.

Appraised Fair Value

The estimated market value of an asset based on the judgment of a qualified appraiser at a specific time.