According to psychologist Terrie Moffit, most young offenders follow one of two paths; adolescent-limited and ______.

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Terrie Moffit's research suggests that most young offenders follow one of two paths: adolescent-limited offenders, who engage in criminal behavior only during adolescence, and life course persisters, who continue their criminal behavior into adulthood. The other answer choices, age of onsetters and adolescent pre-disposers, are not terms used by Moffit to describe types of young offenders. Abstainers are individuals who do not engage in criminal behavior.

According to Psychologist Terrie Moffit, Most Young Offenders Follow One