In Studies Relating Homicide to Alcohol Use

question 3

Multiple Choice

In studies relating homicide to alcohol use,

• A)there is no statistical relationship between drinking and homicide.
• B)about half of all murderers and about half of all homocide victims had been drinking.
• C)murderers were likely to have been drinking,but their victims were not.
• D)victims were likely to have been drinking,but the murderers were not.

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