A Study (Cited in This Chapter) That Tracked the Lives

question 27

Multiple Choice

A study (cited in this chapter) that tracked the lives of boys and girls known to have been physically and sexually abused over a follow-up period of several decades concluded that being harmed at an early age substantially increased the odds of which of the following?

• A) Future involvement in violent criminal activity
• B) Only nonviolent delinquency and criminality
• C) Future choice of a helping profession like social work
• D) Development of an ideology based on victimism

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