In Conklin's view,the robbers of today
A)are very much like the robbers of the 1930s.
B)tend to commit robbery more as a crime of passion.
C)are likely to commit robbery out of a sense of relative deprivation.
D)find the risks of crime much greater than before.

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Conklin suggests that the robbers of today are likely to commit crimes of robbery out of a sense of relative deprivation, meaning that they feel that they do not have the resources or opportunities that others have and seek to compensate for this through criminal activity. This is different from the robbers of the 1930s who were often motivated by economic reasons such as unemployment and poverty. Conklin does not suggest that current robbers are more prone to crime of passion or that they find the risks of crime much greater than before.

In Conklin's View,the Robbers of Today