Select the Most Accurate Statement

question 28

Multiple Choice

Select the most accurate statement

• A) contextual factors such as a shifting proportion of crime-prone young people in the population and the economic downturn have not likely impacted the crime rate
• B) contextual factors include changes in corrections that have reduced crime while policy factors include changes in policing that have reduced crime
• C) the interplay of contextual factors and criminal justice policies best explains the great crime drop
• D) distinguishing between contextual and policy factors that affect the crime rate is a fruitless effort since these factors are arguably a false dichotomy

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