Essays on Criminal Behavior

Bernie was an interesting choice in part because it seemed when reading more and more about him, he just never really cared or had any regard for his actions. The many lives he would forever change and how we would ultimately view the understanding of...

Most serial killers have one thing in common, their actions reflect troubles from their past. Traumatic experiences in someone’s childhood can lead to mental disorders which affect their actions. A person is considered a serial killer after they kill at least three or more people,...

The crime homicide, specifically the category of murder, has been at the forefront of criminological studies for centuries. Identity implications for responding to the crime, and why the crime is committed will be explained through criminological theories from a theoretical perspective within this essay. In...

Homicide can be defined as the killing of a human being carried out by another with or without intent to kill them. Homicide is varying in natures with different types of it occurring under different circumstances, the most common form is murder, followed by manslaughter....

It is hard to tell why people commit various crimes as there are many different causes. Some individuals believe that crimes are committed based on a rational choice while other groups believe that crime is a result of poor social circumstances. People have to be...

Forensic psychology is a very interesting field of study if someone wanted to dive into a criminal’s mind and investigate their mental stability to stand trial. The definition of forensic psychology according to the American Psychological Association is “the application of clinical specialties to the...

Edward “Ned” Kelly is a well-known and popular individual in Australian history. Many people have their own opinions about this famous individual. Some people think of him as a hero, while others think he is a brutal killer. For others, he may appear as a...

London police are struggling to cope with the skyrocketing numbers of knife crime with 30-plus deaths this year, and a record breaking number of 135 deaths by stabbings in 2018. On February 19th, three teenagers were stabbed to death, the youngest being Jayden Moodie; only...

Can juveniles learn to commit crimes, specifically shoplifting or theft? Edwin Sutherland’s differential association theory explains crime is learned through social processing. Sutherland’s nine propositions disassemble the process of learning crime through social interactions, and to understand that crime is learned how we, as humans,...

Subjection to viciousness prompts alterations in the neurological structures which resultantly increase the possibility of commitment in crimes and development of antisocial behavior. Many analysts have speculated that brutal offenders have dearth of self-control, social connectedness, and they have low self-esteem. Antisocial Personality Disorder is...