In Richmond, Virginia, the problem of random gunfire on New Year’s Eve was addressed when police officers looked at data gathered over several years and anticipated the time, location, and nature of future incidents. On one New Year’s Eve, the department placed officers at locations where gunfire was most likely to occur and were able to achieve a 47-percent decrease in the amount of random gunfire. Which term best describes this type of policing?

This term refers to the number of people per unit area (usually a kilometer or a mile). this could refer to the number of people per square mile in a city, a county, a province, a state, or a nation.

Aresearcher conducting behavioral research collects individually identifiable sensitive information about illicit drug use and other illegal behaviors by surveying college students. one of the subjects is in an automobile accident two weeks after participating in the research study. is this an example of an unanticipated problem that requires reporting to the irb? yes, this must be reported because it was not listed as a risk of study participation in the consent form (was unexpected) and the subject experienced harm. yes, this must be reported because it involved a subject in a research study and it’s up to the irb to determine if it was related to participation. no, this does not need to be reported because it was assessed by the researcher as unrelated to the research study. no, this does not need to be reported to the irb since the researcher reported it to the sponsor of the study.

Why would it be hard to live in a city state