MAIN CAUSES OF CRIME

 

In the modern era, sociologists have expanded crime in the social structure. They do not agree that a human being must be a criminal from birth. They also analyzed analytically many social factors that induce people to crime or go against the social control system.

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The following factors must be taken into account.

 

1) Geographical

2) Sociological

3) Physiological

4) Circumstantial Factors

 

Geographical Factors

 

In the evolution of society, geographical factors play an important role. This was accepted by historians and sociologists; Huntington says that a winter child is often less intelligent. Some of these children become criminals. The geographical elements about the emotions and behaviour of an individual. Much of the criminologists in France, Italy and Germany have tried to show the relationship between the geographical characteristics and elements the proportion of offences. 

 

M. Lombroso a calendar was prepared also shows the presence of crimes in the months of the year. He said child murders are proportionally higher in the January-April period.

In July, the total number of homicides and attacks increases. Human needs change according to seasonal changes for example, in winter in space countries, primary (basic) needs have increased and there are barriers to their needs, people tend to commit criminal acts.

 

Sociological Factors

 

The number of crimes increased or decreased according to society or community is organized and divided. In a social group where migration cultural differences demographic changes and political instability prevail; there are conflicts related to the reduction of social norms

 

Physiological Factors

 

As a living human, the inheritance and functions of the glands of the body are considered. According to Lombroso (specialized crime), an anomaly in the body and mind of the criminal law of birth. Thus, he becomes a criminal in his life. He becomes a criminal in general an individual inherits parent properties. We call hereditary qualities.

 

 

Property is an inherited behaviour is mainly responsible for the criminal attitude: Weakness and criminal attitude Hereditary make a man a criminal. Mr Dugdale, American Criminologist He says that the lifestyle of each person is affected by hereditary qualities. Therefore, the circumstances of

 

qualities mean that future generations are criminals involved During the progressive psychological development of an individual, certain mental weaknesses take shape. These weaknesses become causes of behaviour. Mental instability and crime are closely linked Some psychiatrists have attempted to correlate nervous anomalous crime Sociologists, psychologists and psychiatrists have deeply studied human behaviour These stimuli are created from eternal circumstances

 

Circumstantial Elements

 

These are related to the crime of human beings. The following circumstance. The elements can be considered:

 

Family circumstances

 

The family is considered as a powerful cause of good or bad personality formation Developments. The very important task of a family is to socialize an individual and the development of the person culturally so that the individual Become a responsible citizen, However, in some circumstances, this family Liability failure and family members tend to become criminals.

 

A family in Ruins

 

If in a family, the father and mother are divorced or alive and dead On the other hand, such a family is in ruins. This has been demonstrated from various investigations to date.

 

The Size of the Family

 

The large or small family is designated by the number of members, respectively the family. More members are a large family and fewer members are a small family. In large families, children are often neglected and abandoned children tend to become criminals. No Researcher was showing a defined relationship of delinquency with family size. Still, In urban areas, children from large families often resort to criminal behaviour.