A community that is plagued with a high level of violent crime decides to increase the presence of police officers in that community. Reflect on this scenario, and using information from this week's readings, clearly answer the following 2 questions:

1. What effect do you believe an increase in police officers would have on a community's level of violent crime? Why do believe this?
2. From a statistical standpoint, what approach would give us a better understanding of the impacts of increasing police presence in areas plagued by high levels of violent crime - police statistics or victims surveys? Choose one of these 2 statistical approaches and explain why you believe it would be more accurate than the alternative