When a Police Officer Responds to a Call for Help

question 33

Multiple Choice

When a police officer responds to a call for help in a case of spousal abuse,what should the officer do? A randomized controlled experiment in Charlotte,North Carolina,studied three police responses to spousal abuse: advise and possibly separate the couple,issue a citation to the offender,and arrest the offender.The effectiveness of the three responses was determined by re-arrest rates.The table below shows these rates. What proportion of times were there no subsequent arrests out of all cases in which the assigned treatment was "Advise/separate"?

• A)0.29
• B)0.33
• C)0.84
• D)0.88

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Definitions:

Finished Goods Inventory

The stock of completed products that are ready to be sold but have not yet been sold.

Raw Materials Inventory

The total cost of all the components kept in stock that are used in the production process.

Direct Material B

A specific category of raw material that can be directly attributable to the manufacture of a product, distinct from other materials used.

Raw Materials Inventory

Items stored for use in the production process that have not yet been converted into finished goods.