In the 1990s, Why Did Several Scholars Predict That Juvenile

In the 1990s, why did several scholars predict that juvenile crime would rise to new heights by 2010?

A) because of the influx of criminals from other countries
B) because of the legalization of some drugs
C) because of their predictions of the recruitment of young people into the market to sell crack cocaine
D) because of the growing trend of teenage pregnancies