Despite These International Data Collection Problems,several Efforts Have Been Made

question 16

Multiple Choice

Despite these international data collection problems,several efforts have been made to obtain some kind of international comparison of the incidence of major crimes.This is because:

• A)Without periodically collected baseline data about the incidence of crime,it is impossible to distinguish long-term trends from year-to-year fluctuations
• B)A comparison of crime rates in different nations might provide clues as to why some nations are more successful than others in controlling crime rates.
• C)All of the above
• D)None of the above

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