Differential Association Theory is the belief that:

a. crime is more closely related to characteristics of the neighborhoods in which people live than it is to any innate characteristics of the people who commit crimes.
b. people commit crimes for practical reasons involving costs and benefits
c. people who commit crimes have basically the same values as everyone else; however, the avenues for the achievement of success are greatly restricted for people in the lower class.
d. people learn criminal behavior through the groups with which they associate.


d. people learn criminal behavior through the groups with which they associate.

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