Young people get frustrated by inability to achieve goals = crime.
Illegitimate opportunity structures - Cloward & Ohlin Criminal subcultures which socialise young people into crime. Conflict subcultures with little social cohesion. Retreatust subcultures for those who fail to gain access to others.
Focal concerns - Miller: w/c have a different set of values to the rest of society which include hyper masculinity which can lead to criminal behaviour appearing normal.
Control Theory
Why people don’t commit crime:
Hirschi
Belief, Attachment, Involvement, Commitment.
Strong bonds to society prevents people from committing crime.
