According to Sir Robert Peel's Vision of a Professional Police

question 115

Multiple Choice

According to Sir Robert Peel's vision of a professional police force, the main goal of preventing crime was to be achieved through the use of which of the following?

• A)aggressive police patrols
• B)preventive patrols
• C)detectives
• D)more severe sanctions

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Definitions:

Propinquity

The phenomenon wherein people are more likely to form friendships or relationships with those who are geographically close or frequently encountered.

Positively Correlated

A relationship between two variables in which both variables move in the same direction.

Proximity

The physical closeness between people which can influence attraction and relationship formation.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to give more attention to dispositional factors than is appropriate for a situation.