What are the two classes of high explosives? What are the differences between the two classes?

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• Primary explosives are ultrasensitive to heat, shock, or friction, and under normal conditions detonate violently instead of burning.
• Secondary explosives are relatively insensitive to heat, shock, or friction, and normally burn rather than detonate when ignited in small quantities in open air. Secondary explosives are usually detonated by primary explosives.

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The idea that chronic juvenile offenders are likely to continue violating the law as adults is referred to as the _______________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is true based on decades of research?

a. offenders and victims often possess the same characteristics b. offenders and victims often engage in many of the same behaviors c. offenders and victims often possess the same characteristics and engage in many of the same behaviors d. offenders and victims rarely possess the same characteristics

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