Multiple Choice
Tittle's control-balance theory argued that some forms of crime he describes as involving exploitation, plunder and decadence were more likely to occur when:
A) there is a deficit of control
B) parents have been absent for long periods of time
C) there is a surplus of control
D) a legal guardian is absent
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