Vince engaged in delinquency as a pre-adolescent and has continued to be in trouble with the law ever since. Now, as a young adult, Vince would most likely be characterized as a(n) ________ offender.
A. externalizing
B. adolescence limited
C. comorbid
D. life-course-persistent
Answer: D
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