Answer:
The correct answer is C: Higher crime rates.
Step-by-step explanation:
The authority that a police force may have comes not just from the government, and laws, that created and sustains them, but also from the support that people give to both the government and the forces that the latter one has established as defense mechanisms against threats. In part, the effectiveness of police forces in fighting against crime comes from the collaboration they receive, and the trust they are given, from the people, and also from the backing they receive from the laws. As such, if citizens lose their faith in their police force, one of the outcomes is that people will begin to take justice into their own hands, which will result in higher crime rates, as a citizen, unlike the police, are not lawfully authorized to do something like this. This is why the correct answer here would be C.