An inmate starts a gang in a prison in order to procure more goods and services. This is an example of the _____ theory.

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The deprivation theory suggests that inmates in prison are deprived of certain goods and services they had access to in the outside world. This leads to a sense of frustration and leads inmates to create gangs in order to procure these goods and services by force.

An Inmate Starts a Gang in a Prison in Order