"A person becomes delinquent because of the excess of definitions favorable to violation of law over definitions unfavorable to violation of law." This statement is central to __________.

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The principle of differential association, proposed by Edwin Sutherland, states that individuals become delinquent when they are exposed to an excess of definitions favorable to violation of the law over definitions unfavorable to violation of the law. This means that when individuals associate with delinquent peers who provide them with more positive definitions of criminal behavior than negative, they are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior themselves.

"A Person Becomes Delinquent Because of the Excess of Definitions