Exposure-Reduction Theory Is Used to Explain Which of the Following

question 40

Multiple Choice

Exposure-reduction theory is used to explain which of the following criminological phenomena?

• A)the reduction in rape cases since the 1950s
• B)the increase in drug-related crime since the 1990s
• C)the decline in intimate-partner homicide since the 1980s
• D)the increase in rates of alcohol dependency since the 1970s

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