Multiple Choice
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
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