A survey of homeless youth in Canada shows a strong correlat…
A survey of homeless youth in Canada shows a strong correlation between hunger, lack of shelter, and unemployment, on the one hand, and theft, prostitution, and even violent crime on the other. Whose theory of delinquency best explains this relationship?
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Fifteen-year-old Diego is arrested and spends thirty days in juvenile detention. He begins to see himself as a delinquent while there. When he is released, he commits more crimes. Edwin Lemert would consider the crimes Diego commits after being released
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Two groups of boys, one working class and the other middle class, engage in equal amounts of delinquent activity. The members of one group are considered “boys being boys,” and the members of the other are considered “troublemakers.” Which of the following theories best explains this difference?
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