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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