All of the following are true about the Roughnecks EXCEPT

a. the community had a distorted view of them: in some ways they were more delinquent and in other ways less delinquent than the community thought.
b. the community was fully aware of the entire group's delinquent activities: fighting, theft and drinking.
c. there was a high level of distrust and dislike between the police and the group.
d. teachers viewed them as troublemakers and on occasion they got into conflicts with teachers.


B

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