Aggressive Policing, Changes in Drug Market Activity, and an Improved

question 46

Multiple Choice

Aggressive policing, changes in drug market activity, and an improved economy are all factors that may explain

• A) a drop in violent offending since the 1990s.
• B) the steady increase in homicide rates since the 1990s
• C) an explosion in incarceration rates since 1990
• D) the decrease in sexual assaults on college campuses since 1990

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