Chambliss Notes a Consequence of the Community's Response to the Roughnecks

Chambliss notes a consequence of the community's response to the Roughnecks as boys in trouble

A) no effect because it the boys' delinquent acts were bound to come to the attention of the police and discredit the boys eventually.
B) the boys agreed with the community label but because they did not care about the community or its labels had no effect on their behavior.
C) the boys resisted the community label and never allowed the label to define their self-image nor become a part of their self-concept.
D) the boys agreed with the community label, reinforcing their pattern of delinquency with their self-concept as delinquents becoming entrenched.