Cloward and Ohlin's primary contribution to the field of criminology was their basic premise that some crime can be attributed to social disorganization.

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Cloward and Ohlin's primary contribution to criminology was their theory of differential opportunity, which suggests that access to legitimate and illegitimate means influences the type of criminal behavior in which individuals engage, rather than attributing crime primarily to social disorganization.

Cloward and Ohlin's Primary Contribution to the Field of Criminology