Which one of the following is NOT descriptive of the labelling theory?
A) Deviation is criminal only if effectively reacted to and symbolized as such.
B) Negative self-images follow from processing by the formal mechanisms of criminal justice, rather than preceding delinquency.
C) Deviance is the result of social processes involving the imposition of definitions.
D) Deviant individuals achieve their status by virtue of social definition rather than because of inborn traits.
E) Children learn to become delinquents by becoming members of groups in which delinquent conduct is already established.
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