Researchers are constantly searching for explanations for criminal patterns and juvenile crime rates. They presented many theories to serve as such explanations, the deformation theory being one of them; However, like many other theories, the strain theory was shelved decades ago. Only recently has this theory been given new life thanks to criminologist Robert Agnew. Robert Agnew introduced this new development under the name general deformation theory. GST was the first hypothesis that was not linked to social class or cultural variables as was the case in previous implications of Émile Durkheim's theory of anomie. Instead, Agnew's theory refocused on the societal norms that affect juveniles. Jang and Johnson (2003) noted GST as “one of the most important theoretical developments in criminology over the past decade.” In his theory, Agnew (1992) identified three main types of tension: "tension is the actual or anticipated failure to achieve positively valued goals, tension is the actual or anticipated removal of positively valued stimuli, and tension is the actual or anticipated presentation of positively valued objectives. of negative stimuli” (p. 59). He then clarified the emotions generated by tension and revealed conditioning factors to explain individual differences in young people's adaptations to tension. GST is distinguished from other constraint theories by the inclusion of another variable, negative emotion. The first type of constraint, the inability to obtain positively valued stimuli, results from an individual's inability to achieve a valued goal. According to GST, there are three types of goals that members of society strive to achieve: money, status and respect, and autonomy (Agnew et al., 2002). Tension is defined as “negative or aversive relationships with others” that result...... middle of article ....... 137-153). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. Agnew, R. (2001). Building on the foundations of the general theory of tensions: specifying the types of tensions most likely to lead to crime and delinquency. Journal of Crime and Delinquency Research, 38(4), 319-361. doi:10.1177/0022427801038004001Agnew, R. (1992). Foundation of a general theory of tensions on crime and delinquency. Criminology, 30, 47-87. doi:10.1111/j.1745-9125.1992.tb01093.xAgnew, R., Brezina, T., Wright, JP, & Cullen, F.T. (2002). Strain, personality traits and delinquency: extension of the general theory of strain. Criminology, 40(1), 44-46. doi:10.1111/j.1745-9125.2002.tb00949.xJang, SJ & Johnson, BR (2003). Tension, negative emotions, and deviant coping among African Americans: A test of general strain theory. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 19(1), 81-82. doi: 10.1023/A:1022570729068.