The most prominent control theorist, Travis Hirschi (1969), introduced social bond theory during the late 1900’s as a means to explain one’s conformity or resistance to engaging in criminal behavior (Lilly, Cullen & Bell, 2015). Hirschi (1969) felt that crime provides potential risks and benefits and assumed that the potential benefits of committing crime equally motivated most people (Lilly et al., 2015). Therefore, the primary question was, how do individuals resist such criminal temptations? The answer according to Hirschi (1969) involves the social control exerted upon an individual through social bonds that keep them from committing crime (Lilly et al., 2015). When social ties are weak or missing, crime is more likely to prevail. However,
