According to the textbook, police work traditionally consisted of controlling crime. Increasingly, however, police officers are more accurately described as:

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The textbook states that police work is increasingly involving knowledge workers who use data and technology to map, predict, and report on risk within the population. This suggests that the police are taking on a more proactive role in identifying and preventing crime rather than simply reacting to it after it has occurred. Choices A and B are incorrect as they are negative and inaccurate descriptions of police work. Choice D is too broad and vague as it does not capture the complexity of the police's role in society.

According to the Textbook, Police Work Traditionally Consisted of Controlling