According to Hirschi, the Primary Task of Criminological Theory Is

question 44

Multiple Choice

According to Hirschi, the primary task of criminological theory is to:

• A) identify the social barriers that prevent people from becoming delinquent and criminal
• B) identify the social structural sources of strain that push people into crime and delinquency
• C) specify more clearly the processes involved in the learning of crime and delinquency
• D) specify more clearly the content of the learning that promotes crime and delinquency
• E) identify how biological, psychological, and sociological factors interact to produce crime and delinquency

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