Warden Smith supervises 2000 male inmates who are incarcerated for various reasons, including murder, rape, robbery, drugs, theft, and arson. He meets with every inmate who is sentenced to his prison to get an understanding of where each inmate came from and how he can possibly prevent recidivism.Warden Smith also reviews the background and criminal history of all offenders who enter his prison

He notices a common theme- many of his inmates began offending at a very early age and they continued to offend well into adulthood. These inmates would be considered:

A) ?adolescent-limited offenders.
B) ?active persisters.
C) ?passive persisters.
D) ?life-course persisters.
E) ?learned behavior offenders.


D

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a. acid phosphatase. b. Phadebas reagent. c. Takayama test. d. Starch-Iodine test. e. none of the above.

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