The Great Crime Decline Has Been Attributed To

question 16

Multiple Choice

The great crime decline has been attributed to:

• A) Aging baby boomers
• B) Crack use in US cities
• C) Reduction in prison populations
• D) Traditional policing methods

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Definitions:

Cytokines

A broad category of small proteins that are important in cell signaling, released by cells and affecting the behavior of other cells, and often acting as immunomodulating agents.

Opsonization

A process in which pathogens are marked for ingestion and destruction by phagocytes.

Complement Action

An aspect of the immune system involving a series of proteins that enhance the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear pathogens from an organism.

Germinal Centers

Areas within lymph nodes where mature B cells rapidly divide, differentiate, and mutate their antibody genes during an immune response.