Which of the Following Statements About Juvenile Delinquency Is Accurate

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about juvenile delinquency is accurate?

• A)Having siblings is related to higher levels of delinquency.
• B)Juvenile delinquency is more exclusively a problem of low-SES status than it was in the past.
• C)Arrest rates of adolescent males for delinquency are much higher than arrest rates among adolescent females.
• D)Juvenile delinquency rates for property offenses are usually lower than rates for other offenses.

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