Less than half of violent crimes, and less than one-fourth of property crimes, ever result in an arrest. This means that:
a. people arrested for criminal acts represent only a sample of people who commit crimes.
b. the police aren't doing their job.
c. these crimes are the ones that most often go unreported.
d. those who are arrested are a good representation of those committing crimes more generally.
a
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a. silliness b. nail biting c. happiness d. crying
_____ is the combining of existing elements and materials to form new ones
a. Discovery b. Diffusion c. Invention d. Infusion
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)