Essay Deviance Assessment of Al Capone using Mertons Strain Theory. The essay is to be 8 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.The paper tells that several theories have been advanced to explain why certain individual commit crimes and the contributions of their surroundings towards their criminal activities. In a bid to alienate crime, it is easier to understand why an individual commits it in the first instance. Theories that have been advanced to explain the behavior of people in relation to crime have attributed criminology to both choices and traits of individuals or the responsibility of the society. Deviance in sociology is the term used to describe behaviors that contradict the norms of the society such as laid out rules and informal norms. When a person deviates from the accepted standards of a society, they are likely to interfere with others and cause disturbance or offence commonly referred to as crime. AL Capone is a renowned gangster who existed during the Prohibition era in the 1920s in the United States of America. He played a great role in illegal actions that gave reputation to Chicago as a lawless city. Born in Brooklyn in 1899, Al Capone grew up in rough neighborhood thus transforming to a gangster at a young age. H is well known by the nickname ‘scar face’ due to his facial scars obtained during his working days at the Harvard Inn in Brooklyn as a bartender, where he was attacked after insulting a patron. He is also attributed to being a five point’s gang member who organized crime in the premises where he presided as a bouncer. In the analysis of this paper, we focus on the deviant behavior of Al Capone using the social strain theory and thus try to explain the reasons behind his deviant behavior.