What Was Demonstrated in the Study by Pottie-Bunge and Colleagues

What was demonstrated in the study by Pottie-Bunge and colleagues of trends in financially motivated criminal offences?

A) they were negatively correlated with changes in Canada's inflation rate
B) they were positively correlated with changes in Canada's inflation rate
C) they were not affected by Canada's inflation rate
D) they were mostly influenced by new legislation controlling the inflation rate