Chicago school of criminology, which seeks to explain human behavior by the social structures and physical environmental factors, differs from both the Classical and Positivist schools which focus on the soul, mind, and biological makeup of individuals to explain criminal behaviors. The Chicago school suggested that crime was more of a social product rather than an individual matter (Lilly, Cullen, & Ball, 2011). The Chicago school argued that society contains criminogenic forces which contribute to crime. The Strain theory, created out of the Chicago school believed that the key to understanding crime lies within the social roots (Lilly, Cullen, & Ball,
Chicago school of criminology, which seeks to explain human behavior by the social structures and physical environmental factors, differs from both the Classical and Positivist schools which focus on the soul, mind, and biological makeup of individuals to explain criminal behaviors. The Chicago school suggested that crime was more of a social product rather than an individual matter (Lilly, Cullen, & Ball, 2011). The Chicago school argued that society contains criminogenic forces which contribute to crime. The Strain theory, created out of the Chicago school believed that the key to understanding crime lies within the social roots (Lilly, Cullen, & Ball,