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    Strain theory is "a micro-level‚ process explanation of individuals criminal behavior based on notion of goal frustration" (Howell‚ 2015). The general strain theory of crime and delinquency was developed by Robert Agnew’s in 1985 (Akers & Sellers‚ 2009). The theory has three explanatory factors which is first the strain that lead to negative emotion then to behavior‚ but what can impact a person response to a strain is the internal and external constraints. An internal constraint is the type of value

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    General strain theory was meant to explain that stress caused crime‚ that crime was sort of a coping mechanism for stress. The main propositions of Agnew’s general strain theory were that there were three types of stain that produced deviance: Failure to achieve positively valued goals‚ removal of positively valued stimuli‚ and confrontation with negative stimuli. Removal of positively valued stimuli refers to stress of adolescents caused by loss of a person or thing of great worth‚ such as‚ the

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    contrast balancing with deterrence – how are these means of responding to threats similar and different? Balance and deterrence are similar in some ways‚ however‚ I feel that they are mostly different. They are similar in that they both try to stop one state from taking over the world. However‚ deterrence could make the globe unipolar if nobody attacks one state because of that state issuing serious threats. This could make that state extremely powerful. Balance and deterrence are different in that

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    SOME TOPICS ON GENERAL TRANSLATION THEORY Навчально-методичний посібник З курсу Теорія і практика перекладу (На базі англійської мови) Introduction Practical translation of any texts discloses as a rule a number of challenges to be dealt with by means of various methods and techniques that involve search for target language counterparts that are not simple one-to-one correspondences to be found in the dictionary’s entry or belong to parallel grammatical structures. Pre-reading

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    The deterrence model is the idea that the fear of punishment will prevent criminals or potential criminals from committing a crime. There are two different types of deterrence‚ which are general and specific. General deterrence is the preventing crime among the general population. The general public includes only those who have not committed a crime before. Specific deterrence is trying to prevent a specific group of people or specific person from committing a crime in the future. The deterrence model

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    will be deterrence. What deterrence means that it is the attempt to discourage criminality through the use of punishment. (Macionis‚ 2006) one example of deterrence is that you know the outcome of the punishment before you decide to break any sort of law. It is believe that this concept was based on the thought that citizens will not break the law if they think that the pain of the punishment will outweigh the pleasure of the crime. (Macionis‚ 2006) one example that I thought of for deterrence was that

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    ways to punish a criminal would be through Deterrence‚ which is a form of punishment that uses the threat of severe consequences to urge individuals not to break the law. While using this approach‚ society views criminals as logical people who want to avoid these rash penalties. As we all know‚ not all criminals are logical. Criminals may be in an unstable state of mind‚ hence why they would commit the crime. This would be a disadvantage to using deterrence as a form of punishment. If all criminals

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    Teenagers are smarter than most adults give them credit. Teenagers are very sneaky and will commit crimes because they think or know they can get away with it. According to the Choice Theory‚ the threat of punishment does not deter juvenile delinquency. “Choice Theory holds that youths will engage in delinquent and criminal behavior after weighing the consequences and benefits of their actions; delinquent behavior is a rational choice made by a motivated offender who perceives that the chances of

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    A specific phobia is an irrational fear of a usually harmless object‚ place or situation. This fear leads people to dread confronting everyday situations‚ or avoid them altogether. ‘The most common specific phobias are agoraphobia‚ the fear of crowded places and arachnophobia‚ the fear of spiders’ (Davenport‚ 1992‚ pg. 239). The main symptoms of person suffering from specific phobia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)‚ include ‘a marked and persistent

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    Stephen J Heffernan General Theory of Crime Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi have devised the General Theory of Crime‚ or the GTC‚ as a way of explaining root causes of criminal behavior in an effort to find a solution to the problem of crime in America. The GTC is defined as: A developmental theory that modifies social control theory by integrating concepts from biosocial‚ psychological‚ routine activities and rational choice theories. (1) Unlike other crime theories‚ the GTC considers

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