Which of the following is not a correct statement pertaining to Baskin and Sommers’ research on the desistance process for their sample of violent female offenders:

a. Desistance is a simpler and shorter process than initial involvement in deviance.
b. Concepts important in initiation of deviance were also present in the process of desistance.
c. Aging offenders took the threat of punishment seriously.
d. The decision to desist was triggered by a sudden event.


a. Desistance is a simpler and shorter process than initial involvement in deviance.

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