单选题
Many theories on the causes of juvenile delinquency(青少年犯罪)focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories centering on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior because they were not sufficiently(足够地)penalized(对…处以刑事惩罚)for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through interaction with others. Theories focusing On the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in response to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic(社会经济的)status,or as a rejection(抵制) of mid-die-class values.