- Societies successful functioning depends on certain conditions

Social Disorganization Theory

- Goals created by society are not achievable because of a lack of opportunities 5 different responses some of which lead to crime
- Robert K. Merton created this theory

Strain Theory

- Violence/crime emerges when societies with different values meet one another and  conflict manifests because of the differnce in values
- 2 types of conflict: Primary and Secondary

Culture Conflict Theory

- Social Disorganization Theory
- Strain Theory
- Cutlure Conflict Theory

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- 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

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

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