Following an Analysis of Crime in Toronto's Regent Park, Proactive

question 193

Multiple Choice

Following an analysis of crime in Toronto's Regent Park, proactive policing practices are to include the police patrolling the area to watch for specific crimes. This is an example of which type of proactive policing?

• A)hot spots
• B)community policing
• C)problem-oriented
• D)directed

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

In an experiment or model, it is the variable being tested and measured, which is expected to change as a result of changes in the independent variable(s).

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or statistical model that is manipulated or controlled by the experimenter to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors; a measure of the discrepancy between the data and an estimation model.

SST

Sum of Squared Total, a measure used in statistics to quantify the variance within a set of observations.