According to Clemmer, why would inmates in prison be motivated to engage in deviance?

A. To alleviate the pain associated with imprisonment.
B. Because they were deviant prior to entering prison.
C. To punish their captors and assert their will.
D. To reclaim the loss of their own culture.


A. To alleviate the pain associated with imprisonment.

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a. Pendergast c.Behrman b.Kenna and Coughlin d.Cox

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Which theory stresses that movements are more likely to arise when changes in the national government promise it will prove receptive or vulnerable to movement challenges?

a. Political passiveness b. Corporate changing c. Political opportunity d. Corporate greed

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. make restitution b. confront their accusers c. be held in custody while their cases are appealed d. receive more lenient punishments

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