Theories That Seek to Explain the Attraction of Criminal Behavior

question 42

Multiple Choice

Theories that seek to explain the attraction of criminal behavior by identifying the social factors that drive people to commit deviance and crime are called:

• A)motivational theories
• B)constraint theories
• C)strain theories
• D)subcultural theories
• E)techniques of neutralization

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