Social control theory proposes that:

a. delinquents are free of intimate attachments, aspirations, and moral beliefs that bind them to the conventional social order.
b. delinquency can best be controlled by a "three-strikes-and-you're-out" sentencing policy.
c. delinquents are forced into delinquency by social forces beyond their control.
d. delinquency can best be controlled by the deployment of more police officers.


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