This essay analyzes the murder committed by Joseph Hall and maintains that General Strain Theory holds utmost significance in assessing the crime. Through the sourcing of first-hand confessions and excerpts from academic materials, the motivations behind the killings shall be explained in detail and resonate with the chosen criminology theory. On May 1, 2011, Hall killed his father with his own gun whilst he was sleeping. Hall grew up in an abusive environment and was known for his violent behavior (Wallace, 2013). Agnew's (1992) Theory is based on the idea that 'when people are tr...

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Essayist Hanna Chiou derives that since the damage caused by a juvenile is the same as the damage caused by an adult they should face the same consequences. ... Sean was known to carry a Satanic Bible to class, drink his own blood, and using his blood, he once wrote, "I renounce God. ...

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