If an offender's delinquent career continues well into adulthood, the offender is referred to as a/an _____

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A life-course persister is an offender who continues to commit crimes well into adulthood. This term emphasizes the continuity of offending behavior across the individual's life course, rather than seeing it as a temporary stage of adolescence or young adulthood. The other options are either unrelated or do not accurately describe an offender who continues to commit crimes into adulthood.

If an Offender's Delinquent Career Continues Well into Adulthood, the Offender