The authors of Chapter 11 (“Criminal Justice System”)

a. argue for the social psychological perspective on the origins of criminality
b. argue behaviorism has advantages over the biological perspective
c. use the concept of strain as an example of a biological explanation of the causes of criminal behavior
d. note that social psychological explanations of criminal behavior focus on the role of dispositional factors as well as situational factors


Ans: C

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