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Robert Agnew developed a model in criminology, General Strain Theory, which recounts that there exist numerous variables that influence the effect of strain on criminal activities. The concept is one of the leading models in this subject. Notably, the existence of a range of strains increases the likelihood of crime. Primarily, to enhance criminal coping, the convergence of individual factors is necessary (Agnew 2013). Coping skills and resources, peer influence, and lack of self-control are among variables that increase the likelihood of crime. Social structures in society are a major component in determining the level of crime in that ...

In most cases, people have come to the conclusion that migration is a recent phenomenon which is otherwise not the case as it has been a feature that has been prominent in the existence of humans for several centuries now. Human beings have constantly migrated both as individuals and also as groups for purposes of seeking freedom from conflict, escaping poverty, as well as, hunger, finding new employments and other economic opportunities, fleeing from political repression and even religious intolerance. It is in this regard that the following article will present a discussion on the history of international migration, ...

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When people think of crime their first inclination is to envision men in masks robbing a bank at gunpoint, drug dealers selling drugs to children on the street and, in the most extreme cases, murder. However, there are many different types of crime and not all of them are violent, not all involve acts that are easily identified and happen a lot more often that the general public probably thinks. White-collar Crime was first identified the mid 20th century by Edwin Sutherland. However, white-collar crime, which is the term given to financial crimes committed by the middle and higher ...

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Digital crimes include crimes committed on the internet as well as all types of crimes, perpetrated in the sphere of information and telecommunications systems. In this regard, the subject of the offense is all information resources and technologies, whereas the purpose of this violation is the criminal trespasses. In short, cybercrime regarding the non-legal intervention in the work of computers, software and computer nets as well as an unauthorized modification of any digital data refer to the legal categories, where the object of the crime is the information security, whereas the computer is the subject. If we consider cybercrime ...

The living environment shapes who people are. Naturally, in neighborhoods with a negative criminogenic environment, people often go deviant, and, when they do, it often is at a relatively young age. Researchers have gone to great lengths to study the underlying causes of delinquent behavior of young residents. Poverty appears to be one of the principal driving forces of offenders long with income disproportion, albeit to a far lesser extent. The blockade of opportunities or the means to achieve culturally acceptable norms in the society is also an important motivation. While race is not universally found to cause delinquency, ...

According to Merton’s strain theory, the set-up of the society is in a way that it promotes deviance by people. Merton argues that the structure of the society regarding accepted goals or norms that people have to achieve piles more pressure on the people to conform to the structure (Vito and Maahs 2011). Individuals have to adhere to society culture or be termed part of the deviant subculture. Merton’s view was that the society should be responsible for the provision of resources or support to the people to enable them attains cultural goals. The lack of support ...

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One of the major occupations of students studying crimes is to understand how criminal behaviors come about and why individuals are induced in engaging in deviant or criminal behaviors. Theories on crime and delinquency primarily explores this question to get a better understanding of individuals and society at large. Theorists drew from different fields of sciences such as sociology, psychology and biology, to find answers in uncovering individual motivations and structural inducement. One such theory that draws not only from sociology, but also from psychology, is the strain theory of Agnew. This paper provides a detailed discussion on the ...