Lowering Crime and Fears

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Lowering Crime and Fears

by hariharakarthi » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:20 am
Many criminologists argue that a substantial increase in the number of police personnel "walking the beat" should lead to lowering rates of crime, as well as lowering fears about public safety, a surge in public confidence in the police, and a lessening of the economic burden of street crime.


A. lowering rates of crime, as well as lowering fears about public safety

B. a lowering of crime rates and of fears about public safety

C. a lowering of crime rates, along with fears about public safety

D. crime rates being lowered, along with fears about public safety

E. crime rates and fears about public safety being lowered, with
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by Gmat09_5ALL » Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:06 am
B

parllelism - a lowering is prefered - A, D and E out

parllelism - X and Y -> C out

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by goelmohit2002 » Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:07 pm
Gmat09_5ALL wrote:B

parllelism - a lowering is prefered - A, D and E out

parllelism - X and Y -> C out
One more for B....parallelism.

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by riteshbindal » Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:55 pm
I too vote for B. OA plz

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by arorag » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:43 pm
b for //ism

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