et. Al. (2006). page 527). Individuals engage in criminal and deviant activities due to feelings of deprivation towards those who are wealthier than them. If individuals “[lack] the opportunity to increase their wealth… through paid work and access to illegitimate opportunities” they take part in criminal activities to reduce this deprivation (Brown, F.H. (2014). pp. 1) . According to Skinner (2011), some theorists argue that relative deprivation within racial or ethnic groups will increase crime while, comparatively, others argue that inequality between these groups will increase crime. Relative deprivation theory is effective when used to understand the overrepresentation of Indigenous Australians in the criminal justice system. “Street crime, including burglary, shoplifting and robbery, are the ones that most readily come to mind when considering relative deprivation” (Brown, F. (2014). pp. 27). Relative deprivation occurs when indigenous citizens are “socialized into the culture of mainstream society, but at the same time denied opportunities to achieve social equality” (Skinner, V. (2011). pp. 84), as for example employment. In 2010, the overall unemployment rate for Indigenous people was 18%, 3 times the rate for non-Indigenous people (Creative Spirits. (2015). pp. 1). Furthermore, in 2011, the percentage of Indigenous-related theft crimes accounted for 81% of total crimes (Australian Government. (2012). pp.139). Consequently, these significantly elevated statistics provide insight into the clear correlation between crimes associated with relative deprivation and the overrepresentation of Indigenous Australians in criminal justice.