A college student is caught cheating on an exam and is brought before a college-wide disciplinary committee,which decides to expel the student from the school.The committee's action is an example of
A)formal social control.
B)informal social control.
C)neutralization.
D)enforcement of regulatory law.

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The college-wide disciplinary committee is a formal institution that has been established to maintain the rules and regulations of the college. The decision to expel the student is a formal response to the violation of these rules, which is an example of formal social control.

A College Student Is Caught Cheating on an Exam and Is