Criminal Behavior & Criminology

Crime Causes, Offender Motives and Criminal Justice Responses

This collection of articles explores criminal behaviour and criminology through the causes of crime, offender motives, victimology, profiling, deviance, violence, rehabilitation, prevention and justice responses. The articles examine behavioural patterns, criminological theories, risk factors and investigative insights that support professional understanding of offending and victimisation. Each article is directly related to the topic and offers practical knowledge for investigators, security professionals, educators, students and justice practitioners. Together, they explain how personal, social and environmental influences shape criminal conduct while strengthening awareness of prevention, assessment, rehabilitation and responsible responses across criminal justice, community safety and professional learning settings in modern society.