The "replication studies" of experiments testing the effect of arrest policies on the deterrence of domestic violence found each of the following, EXCEPT

A. Arrest reduces domestic violence in some cities but increases it in others
B. Arrest reduces domestic violence among employed people but increases it among unemployed
people
C. Arrest reduces domestic violence in the short run but can increase it in the long run
D. Police cannot predict which couples are most likely to suffer future violence


D Law in Society section
COMMENT: the text indicated that Sherman argued that police can so predict, but the other
three items are listed as findings.

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