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Sutherland's Differential Association theory emphasizes that crime and deviance are basically______________?

Correct answer: B. learned

  • A. due to poor parenting
  • B. learned
  • C. psychotic
  • D. biological
  • E. the result of being labelledAccess Government Careers

Explanation

Sutherland argued that criminal behaviour is learned through interaction with others, especially through definitions favourable to law violation. This rejects purely biological or psychological explanations of crime.

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