The Size of the Copycat Crime Pool Is Affected Both

question 24

Multiple Choice

The size of the copycat crime pool is affected both by the level of media distribution of the criminogenic content and by other social context factors such as all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) Social norms regarding deviance and violence
• B) The lack of social conflicts
• C) The number of opportunities available to the potential offender to copy a crime technique
• D) The nature, credibility, and pervasiveness of the mass media

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