For this assignment you are being asked to annotate one of the articles for your paper. The article you choose should be a full length academic journal article. This can be done anytime and might be worth doing prior to your outline as the information will help you make your plan. To complete the assignment, use the comment function in PDF. For each section of the paper make notes to yourself about what the main points are and what you find useful. These notes will be short and will aim to identify main themes. These notes are for your purposes, but show that you are doing your best to understand the arguments. Not all sections will be equally useful and so the annotations may be longer or shorter as required. The main things we will be looking for is that you annotate from top to bottom, are actively working to make sense of the article, and that you are actively reflecting on how you will use the information.

What you have to do is find a pdf from the reference list I give you

My outline format of my paper and my reference list:

1.Introduction

a.Explain the socio-psychological perspective as an approach to analyzing criminal behaviour

b.Discuss the significance of understanding the cause of delinquency at the individual level

2.Overview of general strain theory

a.Identify the authors and provide a brief review of their background in criminology

b.Discuss the primary proposition of the theory

c.Define a strain and elaborate on the different types of strains.

3.Criminogenic strains

a.Highlight the characteristics of criminogenic strains (unjust, low social control, an incentive for criminal coping, and threat to core values)

b.Provide examples of criminogenic strains

c.Explore the causal relationship between strain and criminality

4.Factors influencing the probability of delinquent coping

a.Analyze the role of belief systems based on the "code of the street"

b.Deconstruct the cost-benefit argument surrounding delinquency

c.Consider the influence of exposure to criminal skills and availability of resources

5.Empirical evidence

a.General strain theory and adolescents

i.Scrutinize the manifestation of traditional and cyberbullying among teenagers

ii.Examining academic pressure as a cause of negative emotions in adolescents, which predicts behavioural change

iii.Summary

b.General strain theory and adulthood

i.Overview of the trends in young adult offending

ii.Discuss the cumulative effect of strains experienced at different life stages on the emergence of adult delinquent behaviours

iii.Summary

c.General strain theory and offenders

i.Investigating the association between prison strain and inmate misconduct

ii.Evaluating whether general strain theory can adequately explain recidivism among registered sex offenders

iii.Summary

References

1.Ackerman, A. R., & Sacks, M. (2012). Can general strain theory be used to explain recidivism among registered sex offenders? Journal of Criminal Justice, 40(3), 187-193. doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.11.002

2.Agnew, R. (2015). General strain theory and delinquency. In M. D. Krohn, & J. Lane (Eds.), The Handbook of Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice (pp. 239-256). Malden, MA: John Wiley & Sons.

3.Brezina, T., & Topalli, V. (2012). Criminal self-efficacy. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39(8), 1042-1062. doi:10.1177/0093854812438345

4.Estrada-Martinez, L. M., Caldwell, C. H., Bauermeister, J. A., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2012). Stressors in multiple life-domains and the risk for externalizing and internalizing behaviors among African Americans during emerging adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41(12), 1600-1612. doi:10.1007/s10964-012-9778-3

5.Jun, S., & Choi, E. (2015). Academic stress and Internet addiction from general strain theory framework. Computers in Human Behavior, 49, 282-287. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2015.03.001

6.Morris, R. G., Carriaga, M. L., Diamond, B., Piquero, N. L., & Piquero, A. R. (2012). Does prison strain lead to prison misbehavior? An application of general strain theory to inmate misconduct. Journal of Criminal Justice, 40(3), 194-201. doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.12.001

7.Ostrowsky, M. K., & Messner, S. F. (2005). Explaining crime for a young adult population: An application of general strain theory. Journal of Criminal Justice, 33(5), 463-476. doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2005.06.004

8.Patchin, J. W., & Hinduja, S. (2010). Traditional and non-traditional bullying among youth: A test of general strain theory. Youth & Society, 43(2), 727-751. doi:10.1177/0044118x10366951