Grisso et al. (2003), in a study of adolescents in juvenile detention facilities and community settings, found that ___________.

A. deficits in functional legal capacities were associated with lower IQ
B. certain adolescents were as impaired in their legal capacities as mentally ill adults found incompetent
C. Neither A nor B
D. Both A and B


Answer: D

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