CRIME & FREE WILL

To What Extent Can Crime Be Explained and Controlled If It Is A Product of Free Will



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To What Extent Can Crime Be Explained and Controlled If It Is A Product of Free Will

Introduction

Many incidents have occurred over time that has fuelled the debate over the increasing rate of crimes. There are various circumstances that lead to a crime. The main reasons that may provoke a person to commit a crime are characterized by unemployment, poverty, less education, being target of discrimination and unstable family background. However, crime has become a free will product these days. People found guilty usually commit the crime on their free will.

Discussion

Dunham, B. (2008, p.499) explains in his book 'Introduction to Law' that crime is mainly categorized in two parts. The first category is Felony. It refers to those crimes, which are serious in nature and the guilty person is punished by either imprisonment of more than one year or death penalty. The second category is misdemeanour. It refers to criminal offense, which is punished by either a fine or imprisonment of less than one year. Further, these categories are subdivided that includes crime, delinquency, crime, treason and espionage and crimes in progress. criminal offense is considered a very serious crime in the UK and many other countries. A crime is a crime punishable by death (lethal injection, electrocution, etc.) or by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. There are some cases where the crime may be considered a criminal offense (in which I will soon), depending on the seriousness of the crime and the circumstances of its commission. An example of such a situation would be with a gun while walking down the street with a gun in the government building. In most cases you will be charged ...