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According to the text, what percentage of incarcerated youth have disabilities?

  • 85% (correct)
  • 15%
  • 30%
  • 70%

According to lifestyle theory, what are the three concepts that contribute to the development of criminal thinking patterns?

  • Conditions, choice, and cognition (correct)
  • Conditions, choice, and personality
  • Conditions, choice, and intelligence
  • Conditions, choice, and impulsiveness

According to the text, what did Hirschi and Hindelang find about the relationship between IQ and delinquency?

  • Race and social class were more closely related to delinquency than IQ
  • IQ was only related to delinquency in African Americans
  • IQ was more closely related to delinquency than to race and social class (correct)
  • IQ was not related to delinquency

According to the text, what unintended consequence resulted from the increase in police presence in schools?

<p>Students' behavior was criminalized (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Jensen claim about the frequency of conceptual learning in White and Black children?

<p>Conceptual learning occurred with a significantly higher frequency in White children compared to Black children. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Walters's theory, what are the two most important features guiding choice and behavior in criminal individuals?

<p>Impulsiveness and a low IQ (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what did Edwin Sutherland's study in 1931 reveal about the link between IQ and crime?

<p>There was no significant difference in IQ scores between adult offenders and the general population (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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