Principles of the positivist theory include all of the following EXCEPT:

a. the focus is on the criminal
b. individuals' actions are determined not by free will but by biological and cultural factors
c. the purpose of law is to avert revolution and convince the masses to accept the social order
d. individuals have free will


D

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