A secondary prevention approach thus recognizes that the seeds of juvenile delinquency and adult crime are planted long before delinquency and crime appear and that it is absolutely essential to focus prevention efforts on _____ in early childhood that set the stage for later offending.

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The sentence states that prevention efforts should focus on "developmental experiences" in early childhood that contribute to later offending. Therefore, option (A) is the best choice. The other options, such as "concentrated experiences," "quandary experiences," and "equitable experiences," do not make sense in the context of preventing juvenile delinquency and adult crime.

A Secondary Prevention Approach Thus Recognizes That the Seeds of Juvenile