Juveniles who might be overpenalized by being locked up on the basis of predictions made about their likelihood of committing new crimes and who never commit new crimes are:

a. false negatives.
b. negatives.
c. positives.
d. false positives.


d

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What will be an ideal response

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A. posttraumatic stress disorder B. disassociation disorder C. psychosis anxiety D. victimization anxiety

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a. True b. False

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