Amara lives in an inner-city borough known for high levels of youth gang activity. Her older sister was recently excluded from the local academy after being implicated in a shoplifting ring. Recently, Amara was caught shoplifting cosmetics from a local department store and has started regularly truanting from school.
Discuss self-fulfilling prophecy as an explanation of Amara's offending behaviour. You must make reference to the context in your answer.
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