According to Travis Hirschi’s social control theory of juvenile delinquency, young people are more likely to engage in delinquency when ______.

A. social ties are weak or broken
B. social ties are too strong
C. physical structures within the community are in disrepair
D. the city does not maintain the community’s infrastructure, such as roadways and streetlights


A. social ties are weak or broken

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