<P> In sociology and criminology , strain theory states that social structures within society may pressure citizens to commit crime . Following on the work of Émile Durkheim , strain theories have been advanced by Robert King Merton ( 1938 ) , Albert K. Cohen ( 1955 ) , Richard Cloward , Lloyd Ohlin ( 1960 ) , Neil Smelser ( 1963 ) , Robert Agnew ( 1992 ) , Steven Messner and Richard Rosenfeld ( 1994 ) . </P>
<P> In sociology and criminology , strain theory states that social structures within society may pressure citizens to commit crime . Following on the work of Émile Durkheim , strain theories have been advanced by Robert King Merton ( 1938 ) , Albert K. Cohen ( 1955 ) , Richard Cloward , Lloyd Ohlin ( 1960 ) , Neil Smelser ( 1963 ) , Robert Agnew ( 1992 ) , Steven Messner and Richard Rosenfeld ( 1994 ) . </P>
who is the theorist who developed general strain theory
who is the theorist who developed general strain theory
Émile Durkheim
Émile Durkheim