The Emergence Of Violent Behaviour: Individual and Social Factors

We are exposed to shocking stories and statistics about violent crime everyday. Of all criminal behaviour, violent crime is the most abhorred and feared.

But why do some of us become violent offenders?

This series of articles will examine some of the main theories and explanations for the emergence of violent offending.

The Emergence of Violent Behaviour: Introduction

We are exposed to shocking stories and statistics about violent crime everyday. Of all criminal behaviour, violent crime is the most abhorred and feared.

But why do some of us become violent offenders?

This article will examine some of the main theories and explanations for the emergence of violent offending.

Most theories of criminality can be broadly described as falling into one of two groups, those that consider inner factors affecting the individual such as aspects of their biology, genetics or cognitive structure and those which focus upon outer factors such as the social world the individual is immersed in.