Below you will find seven different crime patterns. Pick one pattern and classify it by pattern type (e.g., hot product, hot spot, series, etc.) and crime type (e.g., residential burglary, robbery, theft from vehicle, etc.). Indicate which pattern you chose and then discuss the possible combination of police response an agency could employ for each pattern and why you chose them, focusing on the options from Chapter 10 of Santos (2017). Four commercial arsons occurring throughout the city in which a man was observed leaving the stores with jewelry immediately after the fire alarm was pulled. Seven thefts from vehicles in an apartment complex parking lot over the course of three hours. Four home invasion robberies of Asian immigrant families in a particular neighborhood by the same suspects. Theft of suitcases from rental cars in hotel parking lots throughout the city. Eight daytime burglaries over the past four weeks in a suburban residential subdivision with no notable similarities in method of entry or know suspects in the cases. Fifteen thefts from vehicles, several incidents of graffiti, and two robberies of customers over 3 weeks in the parking lot of the Coral Square Mall. Late-night robberies of Wawa 24-hour convenience stores by different suspects. The occurred throughout the city and surrounding areas.
