Which of the Following Statements Regarding Reporting Rates Is True

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding reporting rates is true?

• A) Typically, fewer than half of the victims who report a rape to the NCVS report their rape to the police.
• B) Nearly all female rape victims report the crime to the police.
• C) Almost no male victims of rape report the crime to the police
• D) Approximately one out of every ten rape victims reports the crime to the police.

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Definitions:

Theorem

A statement or proposition that is proven on the basis of previously established statements or propositions.

Externalities

Economic side effects or consequences of a commercial activity that affect other parties without being reflected in the costs of the goods or services involved.

Negative Externality

A cost that affects a party who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit from it, often considered a failure of the market.

Market Inefficiency

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