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Discuss some of the policy implications of social structure theories.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What are some of the ways social structure theories help explain crime? What informal and formal arrangements do these theories look at?
 
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Answer: Discuss examples of policies that try to address social structure. These may include the Chicago Area Project, and other ways to address social disorganization and economic and educational struggles that prevent success.

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Answer: Explain social structure theories as theories that look at the formal and informal economic arrangements of society as root causes of crime and deviance. They look at the negative aspects of societal structure, including disorganization within the family, poverty, income inequality, and at disadvantages due to the lack of success in the educational process.




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