According to Sutherland:
a. Crime results due to economic inequality and a lack of self-control
b. An individual will choose crime when he/she lives in relative deprivation
c. People pursue criminal behavior to the extent they identify with members of reference groups who engage in criminal behavior
d. A person becomes delinquent because of an excess of definitions favorable to the violation of law over definitions unfavorable to the violation of law
Answer: d
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