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
a. primary deviance.
b. tertiary deviance.
c. secondary deviance.
d. anomic deviance.
Answer: c. secondary deviance.
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