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Welcome to Class-Explaining Class with Strain Theory

Welcome to Class-Explaining Class with Strain Theory

Update: 2023-02-14
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Strain Theory explains criminal behavior as an illegal response to stress from society. The theorist Robert Merton originally designed the theory to describe crimes with financial motives, but as you will hear in our discussion, we believe it is applicable to many other forms of crime including torture and homicide. 

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Welcome to Class-Explaining Class with Strain Theory

Welcome to Class-Explaining Class with Strain Theory