Weisburd, Waring, and Chayet's research on white-collar offenders convicted in federal courts found that compared to street criminals, white-collar offenders

a. abandon criminal activity at a younger age.
b. commit about the same number of crimes during their criminal careers.
c. have about the same age of onset of criminal activity.
d. have criminal careers of longer duration.


Answer: d

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