1. Bonnie and clyde
Related Theories: The first theory that encapsulates the lives of Bonnie and Clyde and helps to illustrate the reasons for their behavior is Merton's strain theory of anomie. Merton's theory basically states that in societies that are structured by social class where a gap arises between the upper class and the lower class, the lower class will resort to illegitimate means to obtain the societies acceptable goals. ... The second theory that best describes the behavior for Bonnie and Clyde is the Hirshi and Gottfredson general theory of crime. Alder, Mueller, and Laufer explain t...
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