What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?

Class discussion

Using what you have learned in your reading and supporting materials this week, create a scenario that would fall under Agnew’s strain theory. Use 1 of the following inputs as the basis for your scenario:

Loss of the major goal

Presentation of the noxious stimuli

Removal of the positively valued stimuli

Briefly describe your chosen scenario and address the following:

How do you believe a person in your scenario would react?

How do you believe society would react to the person’s behavior?

What steps would you take to help prevent the person from partaking in criminal behavior?

Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-200 word reply about his or her Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

What did you learn from your classmate’s posting? What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?

What clarification do you need regarding the posting?

What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.
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