ROBERT AGNEW GENERAL DAMAGE IDEA OF CRIME

Robert Agnew General Strain Theory of Crime

ROBERT AGNEW GENERAL STRAIN THEORY OF CRIME

Robert Agnew's revisions of the damage idea address many of the condemnations of the initial strain theory. According to the initial damage idea, an increase in aspirations and a decrease in expectations should lead to an increase in delinquency; although, this was not found to be the case (Agnew, 1992). Also, the original strain theory predicted a concentration of delinquent behavior in the lower class, but research proved that delinquency was also common in the middle and upper classes (Agnew, ...