What Does the Age-Crime Curve Consistently Show

question 33

Multiple Choice

What does the age-crime curve consistently show?

• A) an increase in offending in mid-adolescence, a peak in early adulthood, and a slow decline in mid-adulthood
• B) similar offending patterns regardless of age
• C) a sharp increase in offending in early adolescence, a peak during mid-adolescence, and a steep decline during early adulthood followed by a steady decline
• D) no relationship between age and crime

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