Question

Write a short note on the following :
Role of Psychology in understanding the criminals and in preventing crime.

Answer 1

Criminal behavior:

In a legal sense a person of 18 or above is convicted by the court of law for violating the IPC, CPC is labelled a criminal in our country and the illegal act for which the person is convicted is considered as a crime. Any behaviour like gambling, abduction attempt at suicide, trespassing another’s property, prostitution, sexual assault, etc., are termed as criminal behavior.
Prevention:

• There is a great need for social reform and breaking social and caste barriers.
• Efforts should be made for the prevention, control, and treatment of the identified delinquent.
• The task of narrowing the guilt between the rich and the poor should be given priority.
• The attempt should be made to minimize the undesirable influence of literature, films, and other mass media.
• Parents, elders, social educational and political leaders should be such that they become ideal of socially desirable behavior.