Explain why murder rates and property crime rates are higher in the South and the West

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Poverty and minority group status is used to explain the high murder rates in the South. There is a subculture of violence in the South. Warmer weather is used to explain property crime rates in both the West and the South.

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A) substantive crimes. B) inchoate crimes. C) incomplete crimes. D) anticipatory crimes.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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