In the text, it is reported that the latest data available show an estimated 12.4 million arrests were made in 2011 . Your assignment is to research trends in juvenile arrests and how juvenile arrests are reflected (i.e., higher, lower) in the overall crime rate. While increases and decreases in juvenile crime have been reported, you find that recent trends in juvenile crime

a. Exceed the general crime rate
b. Are lower than the general crime rate
c. Reflect the general crime rate
d. This information was not provided


c

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