A Way of Punishing Criminal and Deviant Behavior Based on Rituals

question 6

Multiple Choice

A way of punishing criminal and deviant behavior based on rituals of public disapproval rather than incarceration is called:

• A) deviance control.
• B) differential control.
• C) target hardening.
• D) Shaming.

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