In their study using self-reports of delinquent behavior, Short and Nye found ______.

A. no difference between the extent and nature of delinquent acts committed by non-institutionalized youth and those committed by institutionalized youth
B. little difference between the extent and nature of delinquent acts committed by non-institutionalized youth and those committed by institutionalized youth
C. a large difference between the extent and nature of delinquent acts committed by non-institutionalized youth and those committed by institutionalized youth
D. a major disjunctive between the extent and nature of delinquent acts committed by non-institutionalized youth and those committed by institutionalized youth


B. little difference between the extent and nature of delinquent acts committed by non-institutionalized youth and those committed by institutionalized youth

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