The Reason for the Standard Practice of Securing an Incident

question 31

True/False

The reason for the standard practice of securing an incident or crime scene is to expand the area of control beyond the scene's immediate location.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

Negative reinforcement is a behavioral psychology concept where the removal of an unfavorable stimulus strengthens a particular desired behavior.

Law of Effect

A principle stating that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely.

Respondent Behavior

A type of reaction to certain stimuli that is automatic or reflexive, not under voluntary control, typically conditioned through association.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a learned response after its apparent extinction, without the need for further conditioning or training.