Which of the Following Statements About Situational Crime Prevention Efforts

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about situational crime prevention efforts is true?

• A)They are designed to reduce or redirect crime by making it more difficult to profit from illegal acts.
• B)They aim at reducing crime through the application of severe punishments.
• C)They are based on the fear of the severity,swiftness,and certainty of punishments.
• D)They are based on the beliefs that delinquents manifest physical anomalies that make them biologically similar to our savage and primitive ancestors.

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Definitions:

Utility Maximization

The process by which consumers adjust their consumption to achieve the highest level of satisfaction from their available resources.

Marginal Utility

The incremental pleasure or advantage obtained by consuming an extra unit of a good or service.

Price Ratio

The ratio or comparison between the prices of two different goods or services.

Diamond/Water Paradox

A paradox highlighting the contradiction between the high value of items with little utility (diamonds) and the low value of items with great utility (water), illustrating the difference between total and marginal utility.