Cracking Down on Crime Often Results in _________________,The Relocation of Crime

question 42

Short Answer

Cracking down on crime often results in _________________,the relocation of crime and criminals to neighboring areas outside the enforcement zone.

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Definitions:

Base-Rate Information

Fundamental statistics or probabilities that are used for reference or as a baseline in decision-making processes.

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut that involves making judgments based on how much one thing resembles another, which can lead to biases in decision making.

Base-Rate Information

Statistical data that provides foundational probabilities of certain events or characteristics within a specific population.

Script Information

Knowledge structures stored in memory that dictate the sequence of actions in specific contexts.