According to the Philadelphia cohort study, which of the following would be accurate about the age of onset?
A) Juveniles first convicted at later ages consistently offended at a higher rate and for a longer time period.
B) Juveniles first convicted at the earliest age consistently offended at a lower rate and for a shorter time period.
C) The earlier the juveniles began law-violating behaviors the less likely they were to continue such behaviors.
D) The average number of offenses tended to decline almost uniformly as the age of onset increased.
D
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