Recently, criminology shifted from its early focus to a greater concern with ______.

A. the social context of crime and its effect on larger society
B. the social context of controlling crime and its effect on individual criminals
C. the best ways to rehabilitate criminals
D. the role of mental illness in the criminal psychology


Answer: A

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