Question

Social control theory suggests that ______.
a. crime occurs when the forces that bind people to society are weakened or broken
b. only males have significant potential to become criminals
c. crime is a learned behavior
d. people become criminals when significant members of society label them as such

Answer 1

Answer:

Option A

Explanation:

Social Control theory suggest that when the bond that bind different individuals is strong, people wont think of committing crime against one another, I.e, if there is a strong bond among the people in a strong, the rate of crime will reduce.

Based on the question above, the best option that relates to the what the theory explains , couple with my explanation on what the theory suggest, is Option A.

Option A, crime occurs when the forces that bind people to society are weakened or broken, which justifies what i explained about the theory above.