This document discusses several factors that can influence criminal behavior according to different criminological theories: 1) Criminal behavior is influenced by a combination of many social and psychological factors rather than a single cause. 2) Modernization, urbanization, and industrialization can sometimes lead to social disorganization and cultural conflicts between groups, resulting in deviant behavior. 3) The propagation of crime reports in media can encourage crime among those with unstable minds or psychopathic tendencies and cause the general public to lose faith in law enforcement.

1. Bhargav Dangar
Roll No. ‘22’
Criminal Psychology

2.  Prof. Healy observed that it is not one or two factors which turn a man
delinquent but it is a combination of many more factors which cumulatively
influence him to follow criminal conduct.
 However, agreed that all the factors associated with the particular crime may not
have equal importance as a cause of crime, some exerting greater influence on
crime while the others, least.
Introduction

3.  The rapid growth of industrialisation and urbanisation in recent years has
led to expansion of means of communication, travel facilities and
propagation of views through press and platform.
 Migration of persons to new places where they are strangers offers them
better opportunities for crime as the chances of detection are considerably
minimised.
 Commenting on the impact of crime reports appearing in newspaper on
criminality.
Mobility

4. Barnes & Teeters observed that it
encourages crime & delinquency
Frequent reporting
of crime news
Unstable mind &
psychopaths
Firstly those with unstable mind and psychopaths are easily attracted toward such crime.
Secondly, with frequent reporting of crime – news people begin to lose faith in law & Law agencies. That deviants learn new
techniques of crime through crime news which are published in newspapers or magazines. .

5.  The impact of mordernisation, urbanisation, industrialisation in modern dynamic society may
sometimes result in social disorganisation & lead to cultural conflicts.
 Cultural conflicts theory has been well explained by Shah and Mckay through their Cultural
Transmission theory.
 The Culture conflicts between inhabitants & immigrants result in deviant behavior.
 The immigration problem which India faced during Indo-Pak partition in 1947 and
Bangladesh partition in 1971, it’s an illustration of cultural conflicts arising out of
disorganisation.

6.  Some criminologists have advanced sub-culture theory of criminality.
 certain groups of gangs follow a different behavioural pattern than the general
people when they fail to fulfill their aspirations.
 The Juvenile gangs of vehicle thief's or pick-pockets is illustration of sub-culture
of deviance pervades due to temptation of these youngsters to earn money though
they are aware that what they are doing is against the social norms.
Sub-Culture