A Cross-State Comparison of Changes in Incarceration Rates and Crime

Multiple Choice

A cross-state comparison of changes in incarceration rates and crime rates in 17 states showed that

A) As incarceration rates increased crime rates decreased
B) states that spent more money on corrections had lower crime rates
C) increases in incarceration rates reduced crime in the South, but not in the West
D) No clear patterned relationship between incarceration rates and crime rates existed