Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Social control theories argue the law is representative of the consensus in society.
2. Travis Hirschi is among social control theorists which seek to ask why are people not being deviant rather than why are people deviant?
3. Denial of the victim is a technique of neutralization.
4. Deviant acts that provide immediate gratification of desires construct low self-control.
5. Acts that are exciting, risky or thrilling induce NORMAL self-control.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False

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