Shaw and McKay Highlighted Three Factors That Characterized Neighborhoods with High

question 24

Multiple Choice

Shaw and McKay highlighted three factors that characterized neighborhoods with high rates of delinquency: racial/ethnic heterogeneity, population turnover, and ______.

• A) racism
• B) poverty
• C) high juvenile population
• D) high male-to-female ratio

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