Those juveniles who are predicted to be safe risks for rehabilitation and actually turn out to be quite dangerous are called:
a. false negatives.
b. negatives.
c. positives.
d. false positives.
Ans: a. false negatives.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)