According to Bursik and Grasmick’s theory of community control:

a. there are two levels of control: public and private.
b. the allocation of law enforcement resources is most important to understanding why certain neighborhoods have high crime rates.
c. economic resources directly determine an area’s level of crime.
d. the lower classes tend to have more problems regulating their behavior.
e. the effect of economic deprivation on crime and delinquency is indirect and mediated by the capacity of a neighborhood to solicit human and economic resources.


e. the effect of economic deprivation on crime and delinquency is indirect and mediated by the capacity of a neighborhood to solicit human and economic resources.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What will be an ideal response?

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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