1. The Differential Theory and Criminal Behavior
... the level to which a social setting is organized against deviant behavior; this is referred to as differential social organization. Sutherland suggested that structural variables such as family status, ethnicity, age, sex and class have an effect on an individual criminal behavior, although only by influencing the likelihood of learning behavior patterns that are favorable and unfavorable to the violation of law ... ...
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