Psychological Theories Of Morgan And Anissa Murdered Becca

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The two theories that I believe best explains why Morgan and Anissa stabbed Becca were Strain theory and Labeling theory. Strain theory fits because it is about how external factors can cause people to commit crimes. The girls had a few external causes that pushed them to do it. Firstly, they were fans of the website creepypasta. This website was full of horror stories, monsters, and supernatural encounters. Secondly, the rumor of Slenderman that was going around which the girls believed was true. Lastly, Morgan's dad showed odd and delinquent behavior that could have caused the girls to believe that committing this crime was okay. Her dad thought it was funny and cool that his daughter was drawing pictures and talking about slenderman all