General Strain Theory Juvenile Delinquency

Within this paper juvenile crime and delinquency will be explored using the ideas provided with General Strain Theory. There will be an in depth analysis of the impacts of both non-violent and violent abuse on juveniles, and the ways in which said abuse manifests itself into non-violent and violent crimes perpetrated by said victim. The analysis will draw from five various sources that studied youth of low to no economic status. In order to understand the reason for crime perpetration of crime by economically disadvantaged juveniles one must first understand the impacting sociological forces on those juveniles. The theory of individual implications of societal goals and how they associate with crime is Strain Theory which was developed by …show more content…
The theory itself does not belong to a specific crime nor does the theory represent a specific crime. The theory outlines crime and provides and in depth analysis of the reasoning behind the commitment of crimes. In this I have not necessarily linked a theory to a crime but I have linked a grouping of people (juveniles) who commit a multitude of crimes with a theory (General Strain Theory) which more than likely explains the reasoning for committing those crimes. With this specific definition of explanation though, I have indeed linked a crime to an appropriate theory that explains that …show more content…
This main goal is the major reason I find this theory quite flawless though, I have noticed one glaring flaw. This glaring flaw is that being in General Strain Theory initially it comes across as very easy to victim blame the juvenile. This could possibly be due in part to the way that General Strain Theory is laid out. That lay out could initially seem to ask the question; how could a child want to commit that crime if said crime or worse happened to them? This carries the idea that one would never repeat a painful act onto another person, though in action the opposite is true. That notion is the reason why General Strain Theory is so very important once it is better understood. This reasoning is why I like General Strain Theory for explaining and understanding juvenile crime though there is a glaring flaw. I feel this way because it only takes some reading to see past the flaw and notice all of the positive ideas that the theory