Which of the following best describes Sutherland's differential association?

a. People are more likely to engage in deviance when they are either very controlling or very controlled than when they have a balance of control.
b. Techniques of and attitudes regarding criminal behavior are learned within intimate personal groups.
c. Some individuals' antisocial behavior is serious and persists adolescence-limited through the life course.
d. Inner containments (e.g., a positive self-concept and tolerance for frustration) and outer containments (e.g., family influences) help prevent juvenile offending.


Answer: b

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