What Is the Most Common Measure Used to Establish the Appropriate

question 6

Multiple Choice

What is the most common measure used to establish the appropriate size of a police force?

• A)the number of people who live and/or work in any given area
• B)a comparison of the number of Criminal Code incidents (excluding traffic incidents)reported to police with the number of officers in the police force that handles these incidents
• C)the population base of the area to be policed
• D)the population-to-police officer ratio

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