What Should Happen to Crime Rates When the Unemployment Rate

question 166

Multiple Choice

What should happen to crime rates when the unemployment rate rises?

• A) Crime rates should fall because the economic gains to property crime will be lower when incomes are lower.
• B) Crime rates should rise because the opportunity cost of crime (i.e., getting a legitimate job) has fallen.
• C) Crime rates should fall because the opportunity cost of crime (i.e., getting a legitimate job) has risen.
• D) Crime rates should rise because the trade-offs have been eliminated.

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