What Was Demonstrated in the Study by Pottie-Bunge and Colleagues

question 146

Multiple Choice

What was demonstrated in the study by Pottie-Bunge and colleagues of trends in financially motivated criminal offences?

• A)they were negatively correlated with changes in Canada's inflation rate
• B)they were positively correlated with changes in Canada's inflation rate
• C)they were not affected by Canada's inflation rate
• D)they were mostly influenced by new legislation controlling the inflation rate

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