The Last Sho Paragraph Of Strain Theory

A mass murder is defined as the “antisocial and non-state-sponsored killing of multiple victims during a single episode at one or more locations” (Levin & Madfis, 2009). On Sunday, June 12th, 2016, Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and wounded 58 others when he opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando Florida, making it the deadliest mass shooting in America at the time. It was about 2am in the morning, roughly around the last call for the night, when Mateen walked straight into Pulse nightclub and started firing shots at the people in the club. There were about 300 people in the club at the time of the shooting, due to the fact that Pulse was hosting a Latin event that night. A few minutes into the shooting, Mateen made a 911 call. Mateen maneuvered around the club, eventually making his way to the bathrooms, where he became a barricaded gunman with hostages. The last
There are programs that are created specifically to address a youth’s exposure to negative stimuli and to help them develop coping strategies and better behavior (Piquero & Sealock, 2000). Agnew and his generalized strain theory also have some options for how to deal with these particular types of crimes and the people behind them. These options involve cognitive, emotional, and behavioral strategies to help the individual cope better. The cognitive side deals with the individual ignoring or shrinking the importance of the situation. Emotion coping involves things such as physical activity and meditation to try and turn around negative emotions. Behavioral strategies means maximizing one’s positive emotions and decreasing negative outcomes while also trying not to engage in deviant behavior (Piquero & Sealock,