3A. I am answering part A of question 3. I argue that the social control theory and the labeling theory are two theories that are able to justify the claim that informal social control is more effective than formal systems of control. Hirschi’s social control theory explains that deviance is a given; however it is the absence of deviance that needs explaining, and it is our social bonds that often explain the absence of deviance. Our social bonds are our attachment to conventional others, our commitment to conventional society, our involvement in conventional activities, and our beliefs in the norms of society. The social control theory would justify that informal social control is more effective than formal systems of control because it
