Cloward and Ohlin's theory argued that criminal and deviant behavior is learned like other behaviors and that not everyone has the same opportunities to learn criminal skills and have criminal careers. Whose work provided the basis for these ideas?
A) Edwin Sutherland and Robert Merton
B) Roberta Agnew
C) James Cressey
D) James Cressey and Edwin Sutherland

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Cloward and Ohlin's theory is based on the combination of Edwin Sutherland's Differential Association Theory, which suggests that criminal behavior is learned through interaction with others, and Robert Merton's Strain Theory, which argues that societal pressures can lead individuals to commit crimes.

Cloward and Ohlin's Theory Argued That Criminal and Deviant Behavior