The social disorganization theory was crafted by Henry McKay and Clifford Shaw in the year 1942. One of the reasons for the selection of this theory is that it looks into the influence of crime through poverty in the urban cities such as in Canada and the people who undertake criminal activities in the areas. Another reason is that the theorists of the social disorganization theory believe that the neighborhood of a person influences the idea of crime in him/her. The theorists, therefore, state that a person instigates crime through the place he/she dwells in. This is seen throughout poor neighborhoods where crime rates are high due to an increase in population and poor living standards of persons dwelling in these regions (Wong, 2012).
