Even Though It Is a Commonly Accepted Hypothesis, the "Violent

Even though it is a commonly accepted hypothesis, the "violent veteran" explanation for post-war homicide rate increases is not supported by Archer and Gartner's analysis of the evidence. They based their dismissal of this "myth" on:

A) their extensive interviews with veterans of three different wars.
B) the fact that homicide rate increases during the wars were as high as after wars, so that veterans could not have been responsible for the wartime homicides.
C) the fact that post-war increases in violence and homicide occurred among demographic groups who did not serve in combat.
D) the fact that research has shown that military training "wears off " very quickly after combat duty ceases.