Kerley and Benson (2000) investigated whether or not community-oriented policing helps to build stronger communities. The researchers aimed to test the belief that meetings between residents and officers in non-threatening situations would lead to an increase in police-community trust and neighborhood cohesion. In this example, what do "meetings between residents and officers in non-threatening situations" represent?
In the given example, meetings between residents and officers in non-threatening situations represent independent variable.
Option B is correct.
Kerley and Benson (2000) investigated whether or not community-oriented policing helps to build stronger communities. The...
From the same research by Kerley and Benson (2000) on community-oriented policing, the researchers also tested another belief. Specifically, they hoped that increased police community trust would lead to reductions in fear. In this example, what doesn’t he concepts of “level of fear” represents? Hypothesis Dependent Variable Independent Variable