Proposed TopicExploring the Role of Negative Emotions Among Murderers in a Population of Federal Offenders: The General Strain TheoryIntroductionThe General Strain Theory (GST) states that people who commit crimes are under pressure due to negative emotions that arise from a variety of vital tensions. Negative emotions cause them to feel negatively and therefore create pressure on them to act in a variety of ways, with crime and violence being one possible response. GST has been explored among many different populations, but what has not been explored is its ability to predict the crime of homicide. The present study focuses on the role that negative emotions play in producing different types of criminal activity and involvement, in particular, homicide. a few decades ago (Agnew, 1992). The classical theory of tension is associated first with that of Merton (1938), with that of Cohen (1955) and with that of Cloward and Ohlin (1960). Building on Durkheim's theory of anomie (1893), Merton developed his theory of deviance within a social structural framework. Merton's view on the topic is that discrepancies between expectations and goals, along with social stratification, create tension among disadvantaged populations, leading them in turn to use any means necessary, such as crime, to achieve culturally defined goals ( Merton, 1938). Merton stated that deviance is the product of the discrepancy between social goals and the legitimate means of achieving them (Smith & Bohm, 2008). Merton created a typology of deviance (Conformity, Innovation, Ritualism, Withdrawal and Rebellion) depending on whether the offender's tensions did not produce negative emotions. Q3 The third research asked the question whether the offender's negative emotions did influenced to commit murder.H3a: It was hypothesized that the offender's negative emotions influenced him to commit murder.H30: The null hypothesis for the third research question was that the offender's negative emotions did not influence him to commit murder. commit murder. Summary Various research has shown that general strain theory is quite effective in explaining individual variations in crime across many different demographics. What has not yet been seen is how this theory relates to the crime of murder and whether it can share the same success. The present study attempts to test this issue and examine the role that negative emotions and strains play on federal offenders and, in particular, murderers..