The primary theoretical perspective used to explain the fact that victims and offenders who are intimately known to each other are disproportionately represented in homicide statistics is

a. The general theory of crime.
b. The subculture of violence thesis.
c. Selective disinhibition.
d. The critical criminological perspective.


Answer: B

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