According to Reiss, delinquency is the result of all but which of the following factors?

A. a breakdown of internal controls
B. a failure to internalize socially accepted and prescribed norms of behavior
C. attachment to delinquent peers
D. a lack of social rules that prescribe behavior in the family, the school, and other important social groups


Answer: C

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