What sociological theory of crime and deviance emphasizes sub-cultural belief systems as a major contributor to crime ?

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Sutherland’s Differential Association theory emphasizes that crime and deviance are basically______________?

A. due to poor parenting B. learned C. psychotic D. biological E. the result of being labelled...

Which of the following was not identified as one of the four major social bonds in Hirschi’s Social Control theory ?

A. religiosity B. commitment C. involvement D. belief E. attachment...

What is the term that describes repeat offending by those who have been in prison ?

A. rehabilitation B. deterrence C. reform D. recidivism...

Psychological positivism stresses the key role that _______ plays in the development of conformist of criminal belief systems?

A. pre-natal nutrition B. hormones C. genetic abnormalities D. early childhood E. adolescence...

Which approach holds that deviance is not a feature of a group or individual but a process of interaction through which one group becomes defined as deviant ?

A. labelling theory B. control theory C. functionalist theory D. conflict theory...