The following theory of criminal activity asserts that when individuals are unable to achieve societal goals through legitimately defined channels, their respect for these channels is weakened, and then they seek to achieve the desired goals through illegal means:

A. Differential association theory
B. Anomie theory
C. Deviant subcultures theory
D. Control theory


Answer: B

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