Abstract
Abstract: Criminal psychology focuses on the study of criminal behavior, where the term behavior covers variety of aspects like personality, attitudes, physiology of a person etc. that contributes to the commission of a crime or criminal behavior. Criminal psychology not only aims to comprehend criminal behavior but also to manage and change it. Criminal psychology is essentially the study of offenders' thoughts, emotions, wills and reactions, as well as how these influence their behavior. There are numerous circumstances or reasons that can make someone become a criminal; criminality is not something that someone is by birth. Researchers have offered a variety of explanations as to why someone becomes a criminal. All the influencing factors have been proposed by various investigators based on their scientifically investigated studies. A brief overview of various factors that influences on a person's behavior that cause them to commit crimes is provided in this review paper along with the theories proposed by various researchers. Criminal psychology is primarily concerned with figuring out what drives people to commit crimes. Psychologists working in this field examine not just the intentions and desires of criminals but also the behaviors that occur after they commit their crimes.
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