Which of the following pairs of criminologists is most strongly associated with helping us understand that forms of adaptation depend upon the availability of illegitimate opportunities to commit crime?
A) Shaw and McKay
B) Sampson and Laub
C) Cloward and Ohlin
D) Gottfredson and Hirschi

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Cloward and Ohlin are most strongly associated with the theory that forms of adaptation depend upon the availability of illegitimate opportunities to commit crime, emphasizing the role of differential access to illegitimate means in the process of engaging in criminal behavior.

Which of the Following Pairs of Criminologists Is Most Strongly