Criminologists Predict That the Incidence of Violent Crime Will Increase

question 18

Multiple Choice

Criminologists predict that the incidence of violent crime will increase due to which of the following?

• A) regression to the mean
• B) loosening of gun-control laws
• C) an increase in the teen population
• D) a prospering economy

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