Which of the Following Statements About the Correlation Between Gender

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the correlation between gender and crime is accurate?

• A) Women have been offending at the same rate as men over the past five years.
• B) Men are more likely to be charged with criminal offences.
• C) Men and women commit completely different types of crimes so it is difficult to compare them.
• D) Women offend more frequently than men until the age of 21 and then the pattern reverses.

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