The balance of controls theory was developed by Charles Tittle, a sociologist and professor at North Carolina State University. Balance of control theory states that imbalances in the control relationship are associated with deviance (Tittle, 2004). These imbalances lead to an imbalance between motivation for deviance and constraints on behavior. The occurrence of deviance is less likely in situations where the controls exerted and controls experienced are equal, because the form of deviance that would be used to gain more control would be offset by control aimed at negating the potential gain (Tittle , 2004). This makes deviant behavior more likely in situations where control surpluses and deficits are evident and an individual acts to gain more control or to cope with feelings of humiliation and worthlessness. The theory assumes that all people can be characterized globally and situationally by control ratios that represent the total degree of control they can exercise, relative to the control they are subject to (Tittle, 2004). When the balance of control is upset, the likelihood that one will engage in deviant behavior increases. As a result, when the control ratio is balanced, the likelihood of taking action online increases (Kwon, 2012). The overall concept of control is particularly important in the profession of policing, because the role of officers in maintaining social life