From an economic point of view,crime prevention activities should be expanded to the point at which

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From an economic perspective, resources should be allocated to crime prevention activities until the marginal social benefit (the additional benefit society gains from one additional unit of activity) is equal to the marginal social cost (the additional cost society incurs from that same additional unit of activity). This is because it would be inefficient to allocate resources beyond this point where the cost of prevention would exceed the benefits of prevention. Additionally, it would not be practical or feasible to eliminate all crime or all crimes against persons. Therefore, the best choice is A.

From an Economic Point of View,crime Prevention Activities Should Be