The effect that occurs when crime control efforts simply move, or redirect, offenders to less heavily guarded alternative targets is known as _____

a. extinction
b. replacement
c. discouragement
d. displacement


Ans: d. displacement

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A) Prohibited countries from selling chemical weapons B) Made the possession of chemical weapons an international crime C) Prohibited the use of chemical weapons D) Prohibited the development of chemical weapons

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