Routine Activities Theory Emphasizes a Motivated Offender, a Suitable Target

question 29

Multiple Choice

Routine activities theory emphasizes a motivated offender, a suitable target, and:

• A) the anomic conditions of modern industrial society.
• B) a deviant subculture.
• C) the inherent reinforcement of the deviant act.
• D) negative reinforcement in the form of punishment.
• E) the absence of a capable guardian.

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