A property line conflict between neighbors Prakhash and Elliott escalated as the years went on. The police were called frequently to deal with loud arguments between the two. Officer Graves recently referred Prakhash and Elliott to a community mediation center after responding to a call in which he discovered that Prakhash and Elliott had vandalized each other's property. Officer Graves, who had some conflict resolution training, told the center director that the conflict was at the crisis stage.

Which of the following explains why the police officer felt the conflict was at the crisis stage?

a.)

The parties were not in contact with each other.

b.)

The police had been called before.

c.)

The dispute had gone on for a long time.

d.)

Acts of intentional harm had occurred.