From Victim to Aggressor. The Origins of Criminal Behavior

In our current society, the situation in which certain people either have a genetic predisposition that gives rise to certain deviant behaviors, or acquire this type of behavior as a result of social experience, is increasingly being debated. However, it is observed that day by day, the crime rate increases exponentially, which leads to the confirmation of the validity of the second hypothesis to a greater extent compared to the first. As can be seen, certain traumas, deprivations, needs and experiences that the individual encounters during his life can give rise to socially unhealthy behaviors and can lead to the development of habits in terms of knowingly violating laws. The present work aims to analyze some such experiences that individuals accumulate in their childhood or adolescence and to make the connection between them and the criminal behavior in the adult life of the person subjected to such treatments by referring to the emotional consciousness of the subject, to the experiences and his feelings in a certain situation. Also, some conclusions at the end of the paper will aim to identify some solutions to avoid the generation of criminal behavior in relation to the reasons underlying its acquisition, presented along the way.