If the demand for heroin is inelastic and heroin users get the money to pay for heroin by committing crimes, policymakers who want to reduce crime should:
A) make it harder to find heroin.
B) tax heroin.
C) try to lower the price of heroin.
D) try to raise the price of heroin.

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If the demand for heroin is inelastic, users will continue to buy it despite price changes. Lowering the price of heroin could reduce the amount of money users need to commit crimes to obtain it, potentially reducing crime rates.

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