Question

Match the definition to the correct answer.

Column A
1.
Ballistics:
Ballistics
2.
Community policing:
Community policing
3.
Confidential informant:
Confidential informant
4.
Directed patrol:
Directed patrol
5.
Random patrol:
Random patrol
Column B
a. A human source for police who provides information concerning illegal activity in which he or she is involved
b. The study of firearms, including the firing of a weapon and the flight of a bullet.
c. A patrol strategy that relies on police officers monitoring a certain area with the goal of detecting crimes in progress or preventing crime due to their presence.
d. A patrol strategy that is designed to focus on a specific type of criminal activity in a specific geographic area
e. A policing philosophy that emphasizes community support for and cooperation with the police in preventing crime.

Answer 1

Here are the matched definitions:

1. Ballistics: **b. The study of firearms, including the firing of a weapon and the flight of a bullet.**
2. Community policing: **e. A policing philosophy that emphasizes community support for and cooperation with the police in preventing crime.**
3. Confidential informant: **a. A human source for police who provides information concerning illegal activity in which he or she is involved.**
4. Directed patrol: **d. A patrol strategy that is designed to focus on a specific type of criminal activity in a specific geographic area.**
5. Random patrol: **c. A patrol strategy that relies on police officers monitoring a certain area with the goal of detecting crimes in progress or preventing crime due to their presence.**