Which of the Following Statements About Factors Related to Juvenile

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about factors related to juvenile delinquency is true?

• A) SES and ethnicity are strongly related to teenagers' self-reports of antisocial acts.
• B) Girls account for about one in three adolescent arrests for violence.
• C) Families of delinquent youths tend to be low in warmth, high in conflict, and characterized by harsh, inconsistent discipline and low monitoring.
• D) Teenagers tend to commit crimes in high-SES neighborhoods where parents are more likely to be absent after school and in the early evening.

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