Gottfredson and Hirschi proposed a new model of personal and social control in A General Theory of Crime. Their model assumes that
A. offenders have a great deal of control over their own behavior and desires.
B. offenders have weak attachment to parents.
C. offenders have little control over their own behaviors and desires.
D. offenders have weak belief in the legal system.
Answer: C
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a. True b. False
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A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. none of the above
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a. True b. False