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piesebel

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According to John Braithwaite, the central explanatory variable in all criminal activity, including white-collar crime, is
 
  a. self-control.
  b. inequality.
  c. social class.
  d. learning.

Question 2

Why do Hirschi and Gottfredson conclude that white-collar criminality is less common as the types of criminality found among the lower classes?
 
  a. People who have the opportunity to commit white-collar crimes rarely have the motivation
  b. People who are in a position to commit white-collar crimes rarely have the necessary opportunity
  c. People working at the white-collar level generally do not have the characteristics associated with crime commission
  d. People at the white-collar level generally do not have the skills to commit crimes of any type



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c





 

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