THE NATURE OF CRIME: DIFFERENT APPROACHES TOWARD THE CAUSES OF THE CRIMINAL ACT

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2017-12-01

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ÖZDEMİR, FATİH
Öner Özkan, Bengi

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The purpose of the present review is to organize the theoretical approaches toward criminal acts and provide a structured source for the use of forensic researchers. The causes of criminal actions have been studied by different disciplines to decrease crime rates and understand the nature of the criminal acts. ''Crime can be easily defined as any activity publicly proscribed by the written laws of a society'' (McGuire, 2004, p. 3). However crime is a complex issue, and that is why theorists have investigated the causes of the criminal act using different perspectives and explanations. These explanations can be classified into three main categories as biological, psychological and sociological. Crime theories are also categorized based on their levels and scopes, and evaluated as five levels from large scale to individual factors; (i) societal macro level theories, (ii) community or locality level theories, (iii) group and socialization influence theories, (iv) crime events and routine activities, and (v) individual-level theories. It is a fact all theories have a useful function in the literature, but they should be presented within an organized framework.

Subject Keywords

Crime, Criminal act, Crime theories, Theoretical review, Forensic research

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/42720

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Nesne Psikoloji Dergisi

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https://doi.org/10.7816/nesne-05-11-01

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Department of Psychology, Article

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F. ÖZDEMİR and B. Öner Özkan, “THE NATURE OF CRIME: DIFFERENT APPROACHES TOWARD THE CAUSES OF THE CRIMINAL ACT,” Nesne Psikoloji Dergisi, pp. 345–361, 2017, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/42720.