- Informal and formal structures like the economy or families can cause crime through  failures in the system
- Theory states that those with a lower SES have a higher likelihood of committing crime

Social Structure Theories

- Interactions between individuals creates crime as a result of learned behaviors

Social Process Theories Definition

- Social Structure Theories
- Social Process Theories


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- Applying sociological theories to understanding crime

Criminological-Sociological Theory Definition

Schmalleger, F. (2014). Criminology (The Justice Series). Criminology (2nd ed.). Pearson. https://archive.org/details/criminology0000schm. 

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