Your Friend Wants to Examine the Life Cycle of Crime

question 55

Multiple Choice

Your friend wants to examine the life cycle of crime and delinquency, as research in this area can have a major influence in decision making at a higher level.  By examining this area, what does your friend hope to influence? ​

• A)Policy at the state level
• B)Theory regarding policy
• C) Both theory and policy ​
• D)Policy directed at juvenile ordinances

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Definitions:

Focus

Concentration on a particular task or subject.

Growth Spurt

A rapid increase in height and weight, typically occurring during puberty.

Kohlberg's Theory

A theory of moral development proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg, suggesting that people progress through a series of stages in their ability to make moral judgments, starting from a pre-conventional level to a principled level.

Conventional Level

According to Kohlberg, a period during which moral judgments largely reflect social rules and conventions.