Multiple Choice
Which of the following factors that motivate a potential delinquent to act on his or her antisocial propensities is false?
A) Kids choose delinquency when they believe they have little chance of becoming financially successful in the conventional world.
B) Some kids embrace deviant lifestyles,such as joining a gang,in order to compensate for their feelings of social powerlessness.
C) Kids who are granted a lot of time to socialize with peers are just as likely to engage in deviant behaviors as those who are closely supervised.
D) Some delinquent youth have the false belief that "crime pays."
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