Which Theory Explains Why Focusing on Minor Crimes Like Traffic

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which theory explains why focusing on minor crimes like traffic violations and drinking or using illegal drugs in public underpinned proactive policing in the late 1980s and early 1990s?

• A) broken windows theory
• B) conflict theory
• C) control theory
• D) differential association theory
• E) labeling theory

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