Police Arrests and Self-Reports Show That Delinquency __________

question 2

Multiple Choice

Police arrests and self-reports show that delinquency __________.

• A) is equally common among boys and girls
• B) rises over adolescence and then declines from the early twenties on
• C) rises over late childhood and early adolescence and then declines
• D) in adolescence usually leads to a life of crime

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation, which can be tested through research and experimentation.

Causal Factors

Elements or variables that directly influence the outcome or cause an event to occur.

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Prevailing Theories

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