According to Sutherland:
a. crime results due to economic inequality and a lack of self-control.
b. an individual will choose crime when he/she lives in relative deprivation.
c. people pursue criminal behavior to the extent they identify with members of reference groups who engage in criminal behavior.
d. a person becomes delinquent because of an excess of definitions favorable to the violation of law over definitions unfavorable to the violation of law.
Answer: d
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