Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The social control theory contends that offenders learn to engage in crime through exposure to and adoption of definitions that are favorable to the commission of crime.
2. The labeling theory contends that individuals become stabilized in criminal roles when they are labeled as criminals, are stigmatized, develop criminal identities, are sent to prison, and are excluded from conventional roles.
3. The social learning theory believes that inequality and power are the central issues underlying crime and its control.
4. Disparities were noted to be especially problematic in the northeastern part of the United States, and it has been found that disparities with punishments exist with both prison sentences and the application of the death penalty.
5. Behavioral psychologists state that if punishment is to be effective, certain considerations such as the punishment should be delivered immediately after the undesirable behavior occurs.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True

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