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In stating that most theories of crime and delinquency have been androcentric, it is meant that they have been:

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Answer: Male- centered

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Androcentrism refers to a practice of intentionally putting male species at the core of the world's view concerning culture and history whilst females species are marginalized culturally and historically. This means theories of crime have focused on males species more that it does on female species. Probably they have considered that crime culprit are mostly driven by male species but surely this may mean they have been bias in the matter.

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