FORMS OF SOCIAL RESPONSE TO CRIME THROUGHOUT HISTORY
Keywords:
crime, criminal behavior, social response, society, crime prevention.Abstract
The issue of responding to crime has existed since the earliest stages of human society and has accompanied humanity throughout its entire existence. Historical development shows that people have always sought to understand why criminal behavior occurs, namely, the causes of such behavior, as well as the measures that should and could be undertaken to prevent it in the future. Explanations for the occurrence of criminal behavior in practice can be found in criminological research and theories, whereas answers regarding how to prevent the recurrence of such behavior in the future are provided by penological research and theories.
This paper focuses in particular on the analysis of the forms of social response to crime throughout history, with the aim of gaining insight into the ways in which societies have reacted to criminal behavior.
