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A study examined the relationship between the criminal offenses and the number of years in a gang.

A graph titled Self-Reporting of Male Criminal Activity shows years of gang membership on the horizontal axis and number of offenses on the vertical axis. There are 15 offenses in 1 year, 35 offenses in 2 years, and 50 offenses in 3 years.

How does this graph explain the risk associated with gang involvement?

The longer someone is in a gang the more crimes committed.
The longer someone is in a gang, the harder it is to leave the group.
Individuals in a gang for one year have a hard time leaving the group.
Individuals in a gang for one year have a large risk of committing a crime.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"The longer someone is in a gang the more crimes committed."

Reason: the graph shows offenses rising with years of membership (15 → 35 → 50), indicating increased criminal activity the longer someone stays in a gang.