Dimensions of Psychological Aspects of Criminal Behavior

It is a acknowledged fact that both crime and criminal are looked upon with a sense of great hatred by all sections of the society. According to Terence Morris, a famous Jurist – “Crime is what society says is crime by establishing that an act is a violation of criminal law. Without law there can be no crime at all, although there may be moral indignation which results in law being enacted”.The word “Crime” has created so much impact on the people of society that each and every person has many questions in their mind. The nature of quarries range from where this Crime has its origin? , who is responsible for the criminal behavior of a person in society?, Whether the Criminals are made or born?, mainly what are psychological factors which are responsible for criminal behavior. In this research paper through various theories of Criminal Behaviour and Criminal Psychology an attempt has been made to answer all these questions.