When considering John Hagan's classification of the types of deviance and crime,it becomes clear that:
A)as the actual harmfulness increases,agreement about seriousness increases
B)it is impossible to predict what makes an act deviant or criminal
C)consensus crimes become social deviations over time
D)trivial matters are universal across different cultures
E)as the perceived harmfulness increases,agreement about seriousness increases

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According to Hagan's classification, as the perceived harmfulness of an act increases, there is likely to be agreement about its seriousness. This implies that there may still be disagreement about the harmfulness of an act, but generally speaking, the more people perceive an act to be harmful, the more likely they are to view it as deviant or criminal.

When Considering John Hagan's Classification of the Types of Deviance