Problem-Oriented Policing Attempts to

question 35

Multiple Choice

Problem-oriented policing attempts to

• A) focus on specific incidents
• B) address the underlying causes of criminal activity
• C) emphasize a reactive based approach
• D) understand and remedy ineffective police administrative policies

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Definitions:

Gender Constancy

Awareness that one will always be male or female; also called sex-category constancy.

Penis Envy

A psychoanalytic term coined by Sigmund Freud, referring to a supposed complex present in females as a result of their lack of a penis.

Gender Stability

The understanding by children that gender is a stable, unchanging personal attribute.

Gender Knowledge

Understanding and awareness of gender roles, identities, and norms within a cultural or societal context.