Author Question: Paragraph 6 compares Los Angeles to Chicago and New York to explore the idea that a. big cities ... (Read 82 times)

vHAUNG6011 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Paragraph 6 compares Los Angeles to Chicago and New York to explore the idea that

a. big cities typically have high crime rates.
b. east-coast police officers are less honest and less motivated than officers on the west coast.
c. maintaining a high ratio of police officers to residents might not cause crime rates to fall.
d. mild winters are a good indicator of lower crime rates.

Question 2

According to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the optimal ratio of officers to
population

a. depends on factors related to the presence of drugs and gang-related violence on the street.
b. depends on local conditions and a variety of factors.
c. is higher than the ratio most politicians suggest.
d. should be the same in all big cities.

Liamb2179 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

c. maintaining a high ratio of police officers to residents might not cause crime rates to fall.

Answer to Question 2

b. depends on local conditions and a variety of factors.