A college fraternity is found guilty of having racist recruitment policies by the college's intrafraternity council and administration, and it is forced to suspend operations on that campus. This is an example of
A) an informal sanction.
B) formal social control.
C) a victimless crime.
D) a norm.

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This is an example of formal social control because the fraternity is being sanctioned by an official body (the college's intrafraternity council and administration) for violating policies, which is a formal mechanism of enforcing rules and norms.

A College Fraternity Is Found Guilty of Having Racist Recruitment