Which Statement About Research on Predicting Violence Is FALSE

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which statement about research on predicting violence is FALSE?

• A) Early studies were undermined by not adjusting for the fact that only lower-risk violent offenders were released and followed as subjects.
• B) Plea bargaining meant that many violent crimes were reduced to non-violent crimes in the databases.
• C) Many previous studies did not distinguish between types of violence, targets of violence and the context of violence.
• D) The poor predictive abilities of early studies suffered from the fact that only inmates who remained in prison were included.

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