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which statement is true of the era of criminology that john laub referred to as the \golden age of theory\?

a. this period was dominated by the task of building evidence - based criminology, as distinguished from the armchair criminology that followed.

b. during this period, there was no systematic attempt to link criminological research to theories of crime.

c. this period involved scientific examination of the accuracy of criminological theories that had been advanced previously.

d. during this period, data on criminal behavior were gathered and evaluated independently from an ideational framework.

Explanation:

• Option A: The "Golden Age of Theory" was about theory - building, not evidence - based criminology (which came later), so A is wrong.
• Option B: The "Golden Age of Theory" was focused on developing theories, and there was no systematic link between research and crime theories at that time, which matches the characteristics of this era.
• Option C: The scientific examination of theory accuracy was not a feature of the "Golden Age of Theory"; it was more about theory development.
• Option D: Data gathering independent of an ideational framework is not related to the "Golden Age of Theory" which was centered around theory - building.

Answer:

B. During this period, there was no systematic attempt to link criminological research to theories of crime.