A Program Designed to Prevent Delinquent Behavior Before Any Signs

question 42

Multiple Choice

A program designed to prevent delinquent behavior before any signs of the behavioral pattern emerge is called:

• A) secondary prevention.
• B) early-onset prevention.
• C) tertiary prevention.
• D) selective prevention.
• E) universal prevention.

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