Sharon Wanted to Determine If the Juvenile Boot Camp Program

question 27

Multiple Choice

Sharon wanted to determine if the juvenile boot camp program her county had initiated had a noticeable impact on recidivism.She compared similar juveniles who had taken part in the boot camp and those who received a more traditional sentence.Twelve months after their release,she compared their re-arrest rates.In this experiment,the boot camp was the:

• A)the pretest.
• B)the posttest.
• C)the independent variable.
• D)the dependent variable.
• E)the control group.

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