Personal Criminological Theory

Criminological Theory

Personal needs and crime Criminological theories are logical facts , which help us in understanding and analyzing crime and their causes . Such theories are formed using statistics , case histories , official records and sociological field methods on criminals and their activities Criminological theories are mainly focused on crime and its causes . Many psycho criminologists had attributed crimes to personality diss psychopaths , sociopaths , and antisocial personalities . Emotional diss are generally considered as cause for crime , which are mostly rooted in childhood experiences where the criminal attempts a suppressed wish or

desire . These theories basically correlate crimes to the psyche of the offender , explains the causes and situation that motivates the offender . All theories have to some extent , a set of assumptions like human behavior under economic and social setups , elements of causation etc , based on which facts are interpreted and explained

A person takes to crime basically to satisfy his or her demands at that point of time . These demands may be vary from material requirements like money , expensive items or even sustenance and lust . The demands on a person normally depend on the environment they are brought up . It has been widely believed that poverty and slum are the breeding ground for criminals . Thus people from slums would take to criminal activities like robbery and murder to make a living and sustain themselves . This does not mean that they would refrain from crime once they get what they need . As needs are always on a recurring basis , they always have their needs to be met . Seeing the easy way of life , they hang on to it , even offering their criminal services for money . Though they may not be in slums anymore now , they graduate to being professional criminals Similarly crimes like drunken driving , drug abuse and sexual assaults are more associated with youth because the compulsion to seek them is more among the youth . The urge to seek adventure , try new things and the need for sex are very prominent among the youth . Crimes involving businessmen is more associated with economic and property offenses forgery etc . Although the methods adopted in execution of their crimes may differ , the intention of all criminals is to get what they seek

Though personal requirements and unavailability to get them legally drive people to commit crime , the hesitance or encouragement to commit crime varies widely . These are more dependent on one 's heredity and body dysfunction . A person 's decision to take to crime or refrain from it , the extent and nature of the crime to be committed depends on their heredity , hormone functioning and neuropsychological diss . Thus we see mentally affected people turning out to be psychopath killers killing people mercilessly for no reason . Also the reason why people take to crime is significantly different between men and women . Gender plays an important role in the need and nature of crime committed . Men and women have differing offence rates and offence patterns , both as offenders and as victims . The opportunities and capabilities of...