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differential association  

Definition(s)

  • A criminological theory that supposes criminal activity is a learned behavior. Edwin Sutherland, a sociologist associated with the Chicago School, developed the theory of differential association. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Differential Association]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-KJ1F046T-B

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