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Question
Discovery of the chronic offender has forced criminologists to consider _____ in their explanations of crime.a. marriage and employment
b. supervision and control
c. persistence and desistence
d. age and gender
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a. A thief who steals an unlocked automobile
b. A passerby who observes a person drowning and does not offer aid
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