Wk2AssgnJonesK.doc Social Control Theory Master of Social Work, Walden University SOCW 6135: Criminal Social Control Theory 14:51:31 GMT -05:00 Analyze the degree to which social control theory explains engagement in criminal behavior Social control theory suggests that an individual's relationships, such as family and friends, and commitments to aspects of society will inhibit social deviance (Madon, 2016). This theory helps explain criminal behavior engagement by showing that harmful environmental and social support factors can influence people to commit criminal acts. Bartol et al. explain that this position perceives human nature as fundamentally flawed, antisocial, and faulty (2017). According to social control theory, law-abiding citizens are less likely to commit criminal actions if they hold a commitment to a goal, involvement in their community, have a strong support system and attachmen
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