Statistical variations in crime rates from one group to another or from one country to another:

a. are theories of criminal behavior.
b. are so small that crime rates appear seem to be essentially the same for all groups and for all countries.
c. point the way to theories of crime causation.
d. are nearly always the result of differences in how the police collect crime statistics.


Answer: c

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