Routine activities theory emphasizes a motivated offender, a suitable target, and:
A) the anomic conditions of modern industrial society.
B) a deviant subculture.
C) the inherent reinforcement of the deviant act.
D) negative reinforcement in the form of punishment.
E) the absence of a capable guardian.

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Routine activities theory posits that for a crime to occur, three elements must be present: a motivated offender, a suitable target, and the absence of a capable guardian to prevent the crime.

Routine Activities Theory Emphasizes a Motivated Offender, a Suitable Target