Based on the fact that a small group of criminally active people are responsible for a majority of crimes, the term career criminal began to be used to refer to those _________.

A. who commit crime to make a living
B. with at least three or four convictions
C. who commit the most serious crimes
D. who have life sentences


Answer: B

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