Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Many criminologists argue that a substantial increase in the

a) lowering rates of crime, as well as lowering fears about public safety
'rates of crime' is wrong usage and 'lowering rates...' is not parallel with', 'a surge...' and 'a lessening of ..'

b) a lowering of crime rates and of fears about public safety
Parallelism maintained. correct answer

c) a lowering of crime rates, along with fears about public safety
Parallelism is ruined because crime rates and fears are parallel (within the parallel structure). But this option states that 'lowering of
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