Which of the Following Is TRUE of the Broken-Windows Thesis

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE of the broken-windows thesis?

• A) Motor patrol officers pay more attention to disorderly behavior and to minor offenses than do foot patrol officers.
• B) Foot patrol officers have more opportunity than motor patrol officers to control street disorder and reassure ordinary citizens.
• C) Foot patrol officers are likely to ignore vagrants, panhandlers, and noisy juveniles since it is not considered major crime.
• D) All of the above are TRUE statements of the broken-windows thesis.

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Definitions:

Eysenck's Theory

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Reticular Activation System

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Extraverts

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