Wh?t ?s Cr?m?n?l?gy?

When pe?ple l??k ?nt? cr?m?n?l?gy, they m?y ?n?t??lly be surpr?sed by h?w exp?ns?ve the f?eld ?s. Any?ne th?t ?s ?t ?ll ?ss?c??ted w?th the sc?ent?f?c study ?f cr?me, the rel?t??nsh?p between the cr?m?n?l ?nd h?s ?r her env?r?nment, ?nd s?c?ety's re?ct??n t? cr?me w?uld h?ve s?me s?rt ?f pl?cement w?th?n the scene ?f Cr?m?n?l?gy.

In s?me ?nst?nces, cr?m?n?l?g?sts ?re rese?rchers th?t ?re try?ng t? f?nd the c?mm?n l?nks between dev??nt beh?v??r ?nd the env?r?nment, ?n ?rder t? try t? p?np??nt wh?t ?t ?s th?t c?uses ?r perpetu?tes cr?me. There ?re currently ? number ?f d?fferent the?r?es th?t ?ttempt t? expl??n, thr?ugh the pr?cess ?f sc?ence, wh?t ?t ?s th?t c?uses ? cr?me t? t?ke pl?ce.

These the?r?es beg?n t? emerge ?n e?rnest ?n the m?ddle ?f the 1800's. Over the c?urse ?f the next 200 ?r s? ye?rs, new the?r?es beg?n t? spr?ng up ?nd eventu?lly they beg?n t? ?nv?lve genet?cs, h?rm?nes ?nd b??l?g?c?l m?keup. Prev??usly, the?r?es ?f cr?m?n?l?gy rested he?v?ly ?n s?c?ety ?nd the env?r?nment's effect ?n the ?nd?v?du?l ?s ? s?urce t? e?ther push ?n ?nd?v?du?l ?nt? cr?me ?r ?w?y fr?m cr?me.

There ?re three d?st?nct sch??ls ?f th?ught when ?t c?mes t? cr?m?n?l?gy. One ?f the f?rst sch??ls ?f th?ught, the Cl?ss?c?l sch??l bel?eves th?t ut?l?t?r??n ph?l?s?phy ?s the supp?rt?ng n?t??n ?f cr?m?n?l?gy. They ?rgue th?t ?nd?v?du?ls h?ve free w?ll ?nd c?n dec?de f?r themselves wh?t ?s r?ght ?nd wh?t ?s wr?ng. The hed?n?st?c, ?r self-?ndulgent, s?de ?f the b?dy must be b?l?nced ?g??nst the r?t??n?l ?f the ?nd?v?du?l. When the hed?n?st?c s?de w?ns, cr?me m?y ensue.

R?t??n?l ?s the s?de ?f the ?nd?v?du?l th?t w?uld c?ns?der the pen?lty ?f the cr?me ?nd, ?f the pun?shment ?s severe en?ugh, ?s bel?eved t? be the p?ece ?f the ?nd?v?du?l th?t w?uld keep them fr?m cr?me by l??k?ng ?t the c?sts. P?s?t?v?sts ?re th?se wh? bel?eve th?t the f?ct?rs th?t c?ntr?bute t? the cr?m?n?l's pr?pens?ty t? g? ?g??nst the l?w d? n?t rest w?th?n the?r ?wn c?ntr?l. R?ther, elements such ?s s?c?ety ?r the pers?n's chem?c?l m?keup d?.

These ?re th?ngs th?t ?re c?ns?dered t? be ?uts?de the c?ntr?l ?f the ?nd?v?du?l, but ?re st?ll th?ngs th?t m?y pl?y wh?t P?s?t?v?sts cl??m ?s the b?ggest p?rt ?f the resp?ns?b?l?ty when ? cr?m?n?l h?s c?mm?tted ? cr?me. In the Ch?c?g? sch??l ?f th?ught, ?nd?v?du?ls bel?eve th?t cr?m?n?ls ?re ? result ?f the d?s?rg?n?zed env?r?nments fr?m wh?ch they c?me. L?ter, th?s def?n?t??n w?s extended t? ?nclude the bel?ef th?t ?lder gener?t??ns t?ught y?unger gener?t??ns ?b?ut the r?le ?f cr?me.

It ?s then f??r t? s?y th?t these ?nd?v?du?ls bel?eve th?t cr?me ?s ? s?c??l ?ccurrence ?nly where the s?c??l m?keup ?f the ?re? ?s br?ken d?wn ?nd unequ?l. Cr?me ?s ?ften c?ns?dered t? be ? blem?sh when ?t c?mes t? the s?c?ety ?f ?n ?re?. It c?uses pe?ple t? fe?r when they sh?uld n?t h?ve t?. Cr?m?n?l?g?sts ?re, ?n the?r ?wn w?y, ?ttempt?ng t? determ?ne wh?t c?uses ? cr?me ?r ?nst?g?tes th?t type ?f beh?v??r ?n ? pers?n ?n ?rder t? l?m?t the ?m?unt ?f cr?me th?t t?kes pl?ce.