Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A correlate of delinquency is anything that shows itself to have a relationship to delinquency, which researchers may use to predict the likelihood of an increase or decrease of delinquency in individuals, groups, or communities or to predict the differential experience of an individual in the juvenile justice system or another such social institution as school or family.
2. With very few exceptions, boys engage in more delinquency than girls.
3. The UCR gives an accurate representation of all crimes that happen within the United States.
4. One of the limitations that students most often argue exists in the NCVS is the likelihood for survey respondents to “lie” or exaggerate about their level of victimization.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True

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