The high cost of fighting crime is due in large part to_______________?

Correct answer: D. an increase in prison inmates

  • A. the increase in organized crime
  • B. high unemployment rates
  • C. tax cuts instituted by the present administration
  • D. an increase in prison inmates

Explanation

Prisons, staffing, court proceedings, and inmate maintenance make the expansion of the prison population a major source of rising crime-control costs. Organized crime and unemployment may affect crime rates, but they are not the principal cost explanation given here.

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