Select the Most Accurate Statement

Multiple Choice

Select the most accurate statement

A) contextual factors such as a shifting proportion of crime-prone young people in the population and the economic downturn have not likely impacted the crime rate
B) contextual factors include changes in corrections that have reduced crime while policy factors include changes in policing that have reduced crime
C) the interplay of contextual factors and criminal justice policies best explains the great crime drop
D) distinguishing between contextual and policy factors that affect the crime rate is a fruitless effort since these factors are arguably a false dichotomy