According to Self-Report Data, What Explains Why the Male-To-Female Arrest

question 34

Multiple Choice

According to self-report data, what explains why the male-to-female arrest ratio has decreased in recent years?

• A) Girls are being arrested more frequently for the same things they did in the past but were not arrested for.
• B) The proportion of females who engage in violent crimes has increased substantially.
• C) Females are committing more crimes AND are being arrested more frequently for the same crimes they did in the past but were not arrested for.
• D) None of these are true. The male-to-female arrest ratio has actually increased over the past several decades.

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