Which of the following is true of William Chambliss' research on the Saints and the Roughnecks?
A) The Saints committed significantly less crime than the Roughnecks but were more likely to get caught.
B) The Saints committed significantly less crime than the Roughnecks but only the Roughnecks got caught.
C) The Saints committed somewhat higher levels of deviance than the Roughnecks but the Roughnecks were more likely to be caught than the Saints.
D) The Roughnecks committed less crime than the Saints and were rarely caught.
Answer: C
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