Social structures around the world define what is right and what is wrong. Economic well being greatly controls and influences behavior in most cultures and its relation to crime has been observed over the past century. When economic and social inequality rise, so do crime trends in a community. These changes can greatly affect the way a community is viewed and will start to change the members of the community. Social structure theory identifies that a person’s environment is a direct cause of their behavior and life style. Social structure theory can be broken down into three main sub theories which include social disintegration, strain, and cultural deviance theories. Social disorganization theory was formed out of research done by sociologists
