J. J. Tobias's research on crime in industrializing England found that throughout the nineteenth century, crime rates:
a. increased because of a steady growth in income inequality.
b. increased because opportunities for crime increased.
c. decreased because of England's growing involvement in foreign wars.
d. decreased because incomes and the number of jobs increased.
Answer: d
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