Which of the following did Phelps and colleagues determine through a survey of almost 200 female youths in the Wisconsin juvenile justice system?
A) A direct link exists between female youths living in poverty and later criminal careers.
B) Approximately 79 percent had been subjected to physical abuse that resulted in some form of injury.
C) Juvenile females were 16 percent less likely than boys to be arrested for a status offense.
D) A high percentage of inmates were street prostitutes who had been abused sexually as juveniles.
B
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