Whom or what could best be defined as "the beast" from the title of "The Beast" by Ben B. Lindsey and Harvey J. O’Higgins?

A. juvenile delinquents

B. citizens of Colorado who do not vote

C. parents who allow children to roam the streets

D. adult offenders who abuse juvenile offenders in prison

E. politicians and affluent businessmen in Colorado who control government

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A B C D E

D. adult offenders who abuse juvenile offenders in prison

Explanation:

"The Beast" is a book that strongly criticizes the situation in which young working class people, considered delinquents, lived in the Denver juvenile court, one of the first juvenile courts created across the country. These young people were placed in prisons, with no structure for them and no plan to protect them from adult prisoners who were extremely aggressive and bestial.