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Jorge Is a 15-Year-Old Hispanic American Living in a Hispanic

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Jorge is a 15-year-old Hispanic American living in a Hispanic neighborhood known for the numerous gangs that have inhabited the area for at least two generations. Before high school Jorge received straight As in school and he was a star basketball player both in and out of school. In his freshman year, however, he began hanging out with his older brother and his brother's friends who are all involved in one of the local gangs; Jorge now skips school frequently, has lost interest in basketball, and has been arrested for vandalism and petty theft 3 times. His mom worries that he'll eventually wind up dead. Jorge's recent behavior can BEST be explained by which of the following crime theories?


A) Psychological Theory
B) Sociological Theory
C) Political Theory
D) None of the above

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