Jessica Has Been in Trouble with the Law for as Long

question 57

Multiple Choice

Jessica has been in trouble with the law for as long as she can remember. Her first crime was shoplifting a candy bar from the drugstore. Since then she has moved on to more substantial shoplifting and stealing. She is currently on probation and is paying restitution to a victim for a previous theft. Now Jessica has been arrested for home invasion and robbery. As Jessica recalls her past history of stealing and theft, she realizes that her parents weren't around very much and she doesn't remember regularly attending school. Parents and school represent what kind of social control in society?

• A) Formal social control
• B) Informal social control
• C) Legal and immoral control
• D) Illegal and moral control

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