What Do Your Textbook Authors Believe Is One of the Biggest

question 43

Multiple Choice

What do your textbook authors believe is one of the biggest contributing factors in the decline of crime?

• A) growing police departments
• B) the prison boom
• C) the booming economy
• D) decreasing cocaine and illegal drug usage

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