Kovandzic and Vieraitis (2006) Examined 58 Florida Counties from 1980

Kovandzic and Vieraitis (2006) examined 58 Florida counties from 1980 to 2000 and found:

A) increases in prison population growth were related with decreases in crime rates
B) increases in crime rates were related with increases in prison populations growth
C) increases in prison population growth were not related with decreases in crime rates
D) increases in prison population growth were related with increases in crime rates