Multiple Choice
According to the ____________, crime rates rise as the number of people in the age group most likely to commit crimes increases, and crime rates fall as the number of people in their crime-prone years decreases.
A) age effect
B) convergence hypothesis
C) age composition effect
D) age-crime curve
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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Q16: Research testing the convergence hypothesis shows which
Q17: According to NCVS data, blacks are less
Q18: The age period when people are most
Q19: UCR data do NOT include information about
Q20: The most likely victim of a violent
Q22: The social correlates that are most closely
Q23: UCR data are the best source of
Q24: _ shows a higher percentage of juvenile
Q25: Serious violent crime arrests peak at age:<br>A)
Q26: Testing the convergence hypothesis, Steffensmeier and his