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Crime would be equally distributed throughout all neighborhoods of a city, county, or state.
Crime would be equally distributed throughout all neighborhoods of a city, county, or state.
All people regardless of which neighborhood they live in would have access to the same level of protection.
All people regardless of which neighborhood they live in would have access to the same level of protection.
An area’s more affluent neighborhoods would be better protected.
An area’s more affluent neighborhoods would be better protected.
Crime would decrease in an area as a whole, not just in specific neighborhoods.
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The statement that best predicts the likely outcome of privatizing the public good of policing is:
An area’s more affluent neighborhoods would be better protected.
This is because privatization tends to lead to disparities in service provision based on the ability to pay, which often correlates with the wealth of a neighborhood. Affluent areas are more likely to afford higher-quality private policing services, resulting in better protection compared to less affluent neighborhoods.
