Which of the Following Statements Is True About Adolescent Delinquency

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about adolescent delinquency?

• A) The late-onset type is far more likely to lead to a life-course pattern of aggression and criminality than the early-onset type.
• B) Most research on adolescent delinquency has focused on boys from middle- and upper-SES families.
• C) Early-onset youngsters seem to inherit traits that predispose them to aggressiveness and also show subtle deficits in cognitive functioning.
• D) The longer antisocial young people spend in prison, the less likely they are to sustain a life of crime.

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