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Individual traits conducive to delinquency best explain:


A) low-rate, adolescence-limited offending
B) high-rate, chronic offending
C) middle-class delinquency
D) delinquency in rural areas

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Identify two "super-traits" discussed in the text and describe the more specific traits that comprise each "super-trait."

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Indicate how a control theorist would explain the fact that individuals low in self-control are more likely to become delinquent.

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