A 2009 Study on the Effectiveness of Community-Oriented Policing Found

question 13

True/False

A 2009 study on the effectiveness of community-oriented policing found that many of the strategies employed, such as storefront offices, community meetings, and neighborhood watch programs, generally lead to a reduction in serious crime.

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Definitions:

Income Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in consumers' income, holding all else constant.

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate the percentage change between two points by dividing the change by the average of the initial and final values.

Normal Goods

Goods for which demand increases as the income of individuals increases, and vice versa.

Income Elasticity of Demand

An indicator of the responsiveness of the demand for a product to variations in consumer income.