Include the following: 1) Report on the prevalence of the crimes you have examined

Include the following:

1) Report on the prevalence of the crimes you have examined.

2) Propose a causal explanation for variation in crime between states, over time, or both.

3) Predict future outcomes based on the temporal analysis of the variables.

4) What research design would you propose to test this explanation? Explain.

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