Assume police officers and prison guards earn $30,000. Hiring a police officer changes the total benefits of crime prevention from 100 to 120, while hiring a prison guard increases total benefits from 100 to 115. If the crime prevention budget is increased by $30,000, which of the following is the most efficient way to spend the money?

a. Hire a guard
b. Hire a police officer
c. Hire one guard and one police officer
d. Hire a half time guard and a half time police officer
e. Do not spend the additional money

c. Hire one guard and one police officer

Explanation:

In the scenario given above, the best way to spend the extra budget for the crime prevention is to hire one guard and one police officer. This is because, in crime prevention, deterrence and rehabilitation goes hand in hand.

The police officer would help in the deterrence of people from committing crime while the extra guard would assist in the already jailed offenders from relapsing into crime.

The will assist in making sure that those going through the correctional procedures in prison sticks to it and also become responsible people when released into the society.

debating and finalizing the detail of the policy

i think it's b or c hope this