How does selection bias impact minority youth in the juvenile justice system?

a. Minority youth engage in risky behaviors at an earlier age than do their white counterparts.
b. Actions or histories of minority youth are scrutinized more closely than that of white youth.
c. Minority youth engage in risky behaviors at a later age than do their white counterparts.
d. Actions or histories of minority youth are scrutinized less closely than that of white youth.


b

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