Some researchers suggest that __________ theories fail to distinguish between the condition of social disorganization and the crimes that this condition is said to cause.
A) strain
B) culture conflict
C) ecological
D) subcultural

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Ecological theories propose that crime rates are influenced by the social and physical characteristics of a community, such as poverty, residential instability, and ethnic heterogeneity. However, these theories do not necessarily specify the causal process between these conditions and crime. Some researchers argue that ecological theories do not take into account the complexity of social disorganization and fail to distinguish between the condition of social disorganization and the crimes that it supposedly causes.

Some Researchers Suggest That __________ Theories Fail to Distinguish Between