Analyze Theories of Violence

Examine some of the key theories of violence and violent behavior.

As you learned last week, many theories of violence have been developed, and much research has been done to support these theories. Agnew has developed guidance on how to analyze the soundness of a theory. This week you will prepare a paper investigating these theories and analyzing their soundness. Explain each theory below and analyze it according to the criteria offered by Agnew. Support your review of each theory with the resources you gathered last week.
• Social learning theory
• Strain theory
• Violent structure theory
• Routine actions theory
• Biological theory of violence
• Control balance theory