Other Cohort Studies Have Found That

question 16

Multiple Choice

Other cohort studies have found that

• A) chronic offending patterns in large urban areas differ drastically from those in small Midwestern communities
• B) the proportion of chronic offenders in a cohort increases as the proportion of minorities in an area increases
• C) a small group of offenders accounts for a high proportion of all crimes by the cohort
• D) chronic offending patterns in the U.S.are not found in other countries

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