What type of delinquent individuals show no signs of problems in infancy or childhood, and few of them engage in any criminal activity after their mid-twenties?

a. adolescence-limited delinquents
b. life-course-persistent delinquents
c. lifetime-chronic delinquents
d. time-specific delinquents


Ans: a. adolescence-limited delinquents

Psychology

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A) Mindfulness meditation B) Zen meditation C) Transcendental meditation D) Acem meditation E) Select

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A. normative ethics B. applied ethics C. forensic ethics D. meta-ethics

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