sumes that deviancy will result when one's bond, or connection to society is weak or broken. Hirschi asserted that no motivational factors were necessary for one to become delinquent; the only requirement was the absence of control that allows the individual to be free to weigh the benefits of crime over the costs of the same (Welch). Hirschi further defined social bonds by breaking them down into four sub-sets: attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief (DeMelo).
The first bond, attachment, is defined as th
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