Criminologist Ronald Akers created the ___________theory, which combines differential association theory with elements of psychological learning theory, suggesting that both deviant behavior and conventional behavior are learned through the same social processes.
A) strain
B) illegitimate opportunity
C) differential reinforcement
D) social bonding

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Ronald Akers created the differential reinforcement theory, which combines differential association theory with elements of psychological learning theory, suggesting that both deviant behavior and conventional behavior are learned through the same social processes.

Criminologist Ronald Akers Created the ___________Theory, Which Combines Differential Association