Research Has Shown That There Is a Sharp Increase in Offending

question 63

Multiple Choice

Research has shown that there is a sharp increase in offending beginning in early adolescence, a peak in mid-adolescence, and then a steep decline in early adulthood followed by a steadier decline thereafter.This pattern is known as the

• A)adolescent-limited phenomenon
• B)age-crime curve
• C)delinquency phenomenon
• D)life-course curve

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Definitions:

Realistic Fears

Fears that are based on real and present threats or dangers, as opposed to those that are imagined or irrational.

Gender Stereotyping

Refers to the overgeneralized beliefs and expectations about what men and women are like, often leading to unequal treatment.

Traditional Stereotyping

Traditional stereotyping involves widespread, oversimplified, and preconceived notions about certain groups of people or ways of life based on cultural, ethnic, or social characteristics.

Gender Differences

The distinctions in characteristics, roles, behaviors, and physically or psychologically attribute typically associated with being male or female.