Gilles is working on a project that examines how a group of disadvantaged students accomplishes the goal of receiving a university education through the innovative means of dealing illegal drugs to pay for their soaring tuition fees.He is drawing upon which theory of crime?

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The strain theory suggests that individuals may resort to crime when they experience a disjunction between societal goals and the means available to achieve them, such as using illegal means to afford education.

Gilles Is Working on a Project That Examines How a Group