Why did scholars such as James Q. Wilson disagree with the President’s Crime Commission conclusion that poverty was a root cause of crime?

A. They argued that the significant increase in crime during the 1960s occurred during a sustained period of American prosperity.
B. They believed that a focus on increasing the power of the police to conduct searches and make arrests was a more important issue.
C. Crime and poverty have been regularly shown by researchers to be unrelated.
D. They called for an increase in community-based involvement in crime prevention.


A. They argued that the significant increase in crime during the 1960s occurred during a sustained period of American prosperity.

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