Agnew and Brezina Point Out That All Juveniles Are Subject

question 8

Essay

Agnew and Brezina point out that all juveniles are subject to more or less the same direct controls at school. Yet some juveniles are very responsive to these controls, whereas others commit deviant acts on a regular basis. How would a control theorist explain these differences?

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