A researcher interviews 100 convicted sex offenders during their incarceration. The researcher notices an association between childhood abuse and the...

A researcher interviews 100 convicted sex offenders during their incarceration. The researcher notices an association between childhood abuse and the number of prior sexual offence convictions. The researcher can conclude that childhood sexual abuse is a _______________ associated with sexual offending.

. Correlate

B. Causal mechanism

C. Risk factor

D. Predictor

E. Causal risk factor