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Pop Cultural Criminology Rohan Pillutla
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Hyper-nerd Rohan combines his love for Criminology with his love for movies, TV, books, comic books and more to show you how you can draw criminology out of everything you consume!
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Anakin Skywalker and Strain Theory
In addition to being the whiniest Jedi ever put to film, Anakin Skywalker is also a fantastic example of criminological General Strain Theory in action! Learn how the Jedi are kinda the worst, how Obi-Wan's also a master of emotional abuse and how nerdy one man can be in talking about all of these. By the end of this podcast you may actually feel that from your point of view the Jedi are evil.
If you'd like to know more about General Strain Theory check out the following!
Agnew, Robert. 1992. “Foundation for a General Strain Theory of Crime and Delinquency.” Criminology 30(1):47-87.
Agnew, Robert. 2012. "Reflection on “A Revised Strain Theory of Delinquency.” Social Forces, Volume 91(1):33–38