GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: 3) It is as difficult to prevent crimes against property as

[quote="daagh"] It is as difficult to prevent crimes against property asthose that are against a person.
A. those that are against a
B. those against a
C. it is against a
D. preventing those against a
E. it is to prevent those against a

As per meaning : what is difficult to prevent --> crimes against property as against person

A) against those that are against a ... (Those here represent : to prevent crimes, a preprositional phrase hence wrong as pronoun can refer only to noun/noun phrase
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