Marcus is 21 years old and has a history of vehicle theft, vandalism, and joyriding.
Marcus grew up looking up to his older brother, who has been arrested multiple times for car theft. His mother worked long night shifts, leaving Marcus unsupervised. At age 14, Marcus was permanently excluded from secondary school, after which he spent most of his time hanging around with an older group of local youths who regularly engaged in anti-social behaviour and praised him for taking risks.
Discuss Marcus's behaviour using social psychological explanations of crime and anti-social behaviour. You must make reference to the context in your answer.
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