Which Statement About Temporal Patterns of Crime Is Correct

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which statement about temporal patterns of crime is correct?

• A) Burglaries of homes occur more frequently in the daytime.
• B) Financial crimes increase on weekends and holidays.
• C) Murders more frequently occur on weekday afternoons.
• D) Juvenile offending peaks between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm on non-school days.

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Definitions:

Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns

A rule of economics that asserts when a single production element is expanded and the rest stay unchanged, there will ultimately be a decline in total output after reaching a specific threshold.

Cost Curves

Graphical representations in economics that show how the costs of production vary with different levels of output.

Marginal Product

The additional output that can be produced by adding one more unit of a specific input, holding all other inputs constant.