An individual who commits crimes during adolescence but stops by the age of 21 is considered a(n) _____.
A) repeat offender
B) career criminal
C) life-course-persistent offender
D) adolescence-limited offender

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This question is referring to Moffitt's theory of two types of offenders, the adolescence-limited offender and the life-course-persistent offender. The adolescence-limited offender is someone who engages in criminal behavior during adolescence but stops by the age of 21, which matches option D. The other choices are incorrect because a repeat offender can refer to someone who commits the same crime multiple times and is not limited to a specific age range, a career criminal refers to someone who makes a living from committing crimes, and a life-course-persistent offender continues to commit crimes throughout their life.

An Individual Who Commits Crimes During Adolescence but Stops by the Age