Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. 19th century versions of biogenetic explanations for criminality suggested that criminals look different from ordinary people.
2. Despite the array of activities encompassed by the term white collar crime, the author of the text holds that a single, general theory or explanation can be formulated for
white collar crime.
3. According to the text, the pervasive existence of white collar crime seems to offer a powerful refutation to the proposition that criminality can be generally explained by biogenetic factors.
4. There are many studies of the biological make-up of white collar offenders.
5. In a Freudian approach, white collar crime would be linked with tensions and conflicts between different aspects of the self (ego, id, and superego).


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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