Which Illustrates a Concern with Decriminalizing Public Order Crimes

question 71

Multiple Choice

Which illustrates a concern with decriminalizing public order crimes?

• A) More time, effort, and resources will be spent on addressing serious crimes.
• B) Focus will be on morals rather than on actual harm.
• C) Communities will perceive these crimes as unacceptable, which will drain resources.
• D) Minor crimes and minor signs of disorder will lead to more serious crime and more serious disorder.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A standardized value that is calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test. It is used to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Null Hypotheses

A statement that assumes there is no significant difference or effect in a population, and any observed difference is due to sampling or experimental error.

p-value

A measure used in statistical hypothesis testing to determine the significance of the observed data under a specific hypothesis, often testing if an effect exists.

Standard Deviation

A technique for quantifying the degree of variation or gap among a batch of numbers.