1. The etiology of the biological (i.e. medical model) approach to the study of mental health and illness states that there is a malfunction in an individual’s biology. This malfunction could be based in the brain‚ neurochemistry‚ or genes of the individual‚ and is unique to them. Treatment based on the biological approach includes medicine‚ electroshock therapy‚ and surgery. According to this model‚ only those who are diagnosed or seek help are considered a target population for assistance. When
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Agnew’s General Strain Theory CRJ210 According to Chagrin Valley Times (2012)‚ on Monday‚ February 27‚ seventeen year old T.J. Lane walked into the cafeteria of Chardon High School and shot ten people with a .22 caliber handgun. Three of those people were killed‚ another had minor injuries‚ and the last student remains in critical condition. Sixteen year old Russell King Jr. and Demetrius Hewlin‚ and sixteen year old Daniel Parmerto‚ were the unfortunate students
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Evaluate the contribution of strain theories to the understanding of crime and deviance Merton (1938) believes that there is consensus within the society regarding the goals‚ and the structure of society has an impact on why people commit crime. As stated in item B‚ ‘Strain theories focus on the ways in which people may resort to crime or deviance when they are unable to achieve socially approved goals by legitimate means.’ This is proved by Merton as he argues that there are five types of subcultures
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Individuals who experience these strains become upset‚ and they may turn to crime in an effort to cope. Crime may be a way to reduce or escape from strains. For example‚ individuals may steal the money they want or run away from the parents who abuse them. Crime may be used to seek revenge against the source of strain or related targets. For example‚ individuals may assault the peers who harass them. Crime also may be used to alleviate negative emotions; for example‚ individuals may engage in illicit
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sophisticated theories to explain why school shootings occur is a new area of research and before the 1990s‚ few theories on school rampage shootings existed (Rocque‚ 2012). In examining theories to address this health issue‚ consideration will be given to “Cumulative Strain Theory” to explain how school shootings occur and “Attachment Theory” to address the recovery of victimized youth in the wake of a school shooting. Cumulative Strain Theory. In 2009‚ Cumulative Strain Theory‚ which combines Strain Theory
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commit crimes? Why do they steal‚ rape‚ and murder? There are many suggestions as to why people commit crimes‚ especially in impoverished areas. One of the more common and sensible explanations for this phenomenon is that of Merton’s Strain Theory. Merton’s strain theory is fairly straightforward in its application. It explores the idea that many people who commit crimes in impoverished areas do not do so out of maliciousness or simply because they can. Rather‚ they commit these crimes because they
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people commit crime in an effort to address it appropriately. There are many theories that have emerged from different perspectives of criminal behavior. Rational choice theory states that people generally act in their self-interest and make decisions to commit crime. This means that people are living in such a way that knowingly disobeys law and order while thinking of the consequences at hand. Social disorganization theory believes that a person’s social environment is responsible for their criminal
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elude criminologist and pre-existing theories. Theories which originated from a “great crowd of very diverse people meeting up and passing through‚ sometimes establishing fruitful exchange‚ sometimes merely rubbing shoulders in the crowded passage of textbooks and conferences” (Freilich & Lafree‚ 2014). To honor those encounters in this essay I’ll be describing how the contemporary issues of terrorism and cybercrime are impacting standing theories. Terrorism is a recent phenomenon that gained momentum
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Strain Theory In accordance to experiencing strain or stress‚ people may become upset and sometimes engage in crime as a result to either cease or reduce the stress they are experiencing. For example they may steal to reduce financial stress or violence as revenge to those that have wronged them. There are two major types of strain that contribute to crime Others that prevent you from achieving your goals Others that take things you value or present negative stimuli Money is probably the most centralised
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The GST states that stressors or strains increase the probability of negative emotions like frustration and anger in an individual. These “types of emotions tend to create pressure for counteractive action‚ and crime is one possible response” (Agnew 1992). The crime might be a technique for lessening strain‚ alleviating negative emotions or seeking revenge (e.g.‚ like bad grades). General strain theory (GST) builds on preceding strain theories in more than a few ways: the most notably‚
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