Criminology

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This paper relates that it is believed that the rates of the commission of crimes depend a lot on the economic conditions in the country; when there is an increase in per capita income, there is a clear reduction in violent and property crimes. The author points out that people who commit crimes get high pleasure, which comes from some symbolic meanings of the act and the neuro-physiologic high that is given to them by the act. The paper concludes that it is clear that criminal violence often takes place due to the mental processes of the criminal; however, there is no understanding of this process.

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"At the international level, another study showed that inequality does not significantly affect rate of crime, unless the comparisons are made only between selected countries. According to them probably culture determines rate of crime more than income. The question then comes out as to what really causes persons to get into violent acts as no two sources seem to agree. There is certainty however that the acts are intentionally violent and they are reinforced by certain situations. The process of this reinforcement is not very well understood in the study of criminology."

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