Evaluating the Delinquency Process in the General Theory of Strain: Criminological Analysis of the Film "Capernaum"

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Hamidreza Danesh Nari 1
Sepideh faaliat 2
mohammad tahan toroghi 3
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran (Corresponding Author)
2 PhD student in criminal law and criminology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,,iran.
3 PhD student in criminal law and criminology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,Iran
10.22034/jlsm.2025.729521
Abstract
Agnew's General Theory of strian is one of the most valid and practical theories in criminology. Unlike previous theories of pressure, it examines in detail the types of pressure sources, and also raises issues such as new sources of pressure, the impact of negative emotions, types of adaptations, and ultimately the formation of adaptations. Considering the importance of the General Theory of Pressure in criminology studies, on the one hand, and the growth of interdisciplinary studies in the field of criminology and cinema in formats such as cultural criminology and popular criminology, the present study seeks to analyze the delinquency process in the film "Capernaum" using the qualitative content analysis method. The film "Capernaum" narrates the life story of a teenage boy named "Zain" who experiences different sources of pressure and shows different adaptive reactions to the sources of pressure, depending on the type of negative emotions experienced and other influential factors. The findings from the film analysis show that "Zain" fails to obtain valuable resources, loses valuable stimuli in his life like his sister, "Sahar", and experiences negative stimuli such as child abuse, neglect, and a chaotic life. Also, simultaneous, multiple, new, and intense pressures cause him to commit crimes in response to the sources of pressure due to cognitive, behavioral, and emotional coping strategies.
Keywords
Strai
conformity
Capernaum
feeling of deprivation
conflict
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