Criminal behavior and contingency.

causes of crime contingency criminal behavior criminological theories determinism

Journal

Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2023
Historique:
received: 21 04 2023
accepted: 11 07 2023
medline: 21 8 2023
pubmed: 21 8 2023
entrez: 21 8 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Although their perspectives and approaches vary, existing criminological theories are all based on the deterministic optimism that the crucial causes of criminal behavior must exist and can be uncovered. However, no key factor can fully explain the causes of criminal behavior. All factors that directly affect the occurrence of criminal behavior are important, and contingency is always at work. More feasible crime prevention and control measures can be proposed only considering the contingency factor. The aim of this study is to point out the limitations of the deterministic view of existing criminological theories that explain the causes of crime after knowing the results, and simultaneously to propose the contingency model with viable alternative solutions.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37599759
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1209619
pmc: PMC10434761
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1209619

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 Lee.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Chang-Moo Lee (CM)

Department of Industrial Security, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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