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     René Descartes: How did René Descartes arrive at the conclusion “Cogito, ergo sum” (“I think, therefore I am”)? Discuss the steps in his philosophical reasoning that led to this foundational statement. Your response should be 100-150 words.

Figure 1 shows the main effects meta-analysis of a study on disorder policing. Which of the following best describes the interpretation of the effects of the Clarke & Bichler-Robertson (1998) study?   FIGURE 1. META ANALYSIS EFFECTS

It is recommended that focused deterrence programs target a specific crime problem (e.g., firearm violence) as opposed to general crime (e.g., overall crime rates)

What is the primary purpose of notification meetings in a focused deterrence strategy?

Using FIGURE 2: LAW OF CRIME CONCENTRATION, please report the bandwidths and cumulative proportions of crime for Sacramento, CA (2 points). Next, provide a practical interpretation for the extent of crime concentration, assuming there are 1000 street segments in the city (1 point).

What best describes the findings of Braga et al.’s (2018) meta-analysis of hotspots policing?

What role do social services play in a focused deterrence strategy?

What major theoretical contribution did Shaw and McKay’s study of juvenile delinquency in Chicago make to criminology?

According to Weisburd (2015), best describes the finding of the law of crime concentration in different types of cities?

According to Weisburd (2015), what is the central claim of the Law of Crime Concentration?