Chesney-Lind reports that nationally girls are more likely to be referred to juvenile courts by non-law enforcement sources. This suggests

a. parents and others employ a double standard of adolescent behavior.
b. people are more shocked by female crime.
c. boys tend to commit more crime away from home and conceal it from parents.
d. girls are more likely to confess crime to their parents.


A

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