Which of the Following Is Most Characteristic of a Life-Course-Persistent

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most characteristic of a life-course-persistent offender?

• A) They participate in antisocial behavior in some contexts while behaving in pro-social ways in other situations.
• B) They desist from crime once they age out of their adolescent years and early twenties.
• C) They are never fully integrated into conventional society.
• D) They are not defined by delinquency.

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Definitions:

Total Costs

The sum of all expenses incurred in the production of goods or services, including direct and indirect costs, both variable and fixed.

Step-Down Method

A method of allocating costs whereby one service department’s cost is allocated to all remaining service departments and operating departments, and so on, until all service department costs are allocated to final products.

Death Spiral

A situation occurring when transfer prices include fixed costs and users reduce their use of the internal product or service. This further increases the transfer price (based on average cost) and more users reduce their demand.