Throughout the history crime has been a huge factor within societies and has criminologist wondering why these levels keep rising. Some theories think it is because of the fact that people are born that way. While there is other criminologist who think that it is not due to the fact of being born that way, but that criminal acts are something inherited and learned throughout younger ages. So this essay will be covering Social Disorganization Theory and Collective Efficacy on how being in a certain environment can encourage or decrease criminal/deviant behaviors than others. Starting off with Social Disorganization Theory, two criminologists by the name of Clifford R. Shaw and Henry D. McKay, laid down the stepping stones. This theory started
