Which Statement Is True About Crime in the United States

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about crime in the United States?

• A) The United States has one of the lowest violent crime rates in the Global North.
• B) Economic inequality increases the murder rate.
• C) Mental health issues are the highest predictor of homicide rates.
• D) Non-violent property crimes decrease as economic inequality increases.

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Definitions:

Serial-Position Effect

The tendency to recall more accurately the first and last items in a series.

Maintenance Rehearsal

Mental repetition of information to keep it in memory.

Infantile Amnesia

The inability of adults to retrieve episodic memories (memories of situations or events) from early childhood, typically before the age of 3 or 4 years.

Episodic Memories

Memories of specific events or episodes, including context details like when and where they occurred, and endowed with emotional charge.