Victor Rios wrote Punished: The Criminalization of Inner City Boys (2010),in which he questions whether:
A) increasing police in inner-city neighborhoods actually increases criminal records of the youth there.
B) replacing teachers in inner-city schools with police officers decreases crime.
C) installing cameras at every street corner decreases crime in inner cities.
D) replacing police officers with social workers decreases the amount of crime in inner cities.

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In his book, Victor Rios examines how the increased presence of police in inner-city neighborhoods leads to the criminalization of young boys of color, rather than addressing underlying social issues that contribute to crime. Therefore, A is the best choice as it directly relates to Rios' argument. The other choices do not address the central argument of the book.

Victor Rios Wrote Punished: the Criminalization of Inner City Boys