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Delinquency in Society, 6/e
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Extent and Nature of Delinquency

True or False



1

Most of the people arrested for serious offenses in 2003 were juveniles.
A)True
B)False
2

According to the "broken windows" thesis, once juveniles begin to vandalize property, they cannot stop.
A)True
B)False
3

The current sex arrest ratio for serious violent offenses is about 2.5 to 1.
A)True
B)False
4

Most criminologists agree that African-American juveniles are more delinquent than juveniles from other racial or ethnic groups.
A)True
B)False
5

Sheldon Glueck and Eleanor Glueck found that career delinquents were more likely than other juveniles to have experienced strained family relations.
A)True
B)False