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Crime and its motivations - an analysis based on historical crimes

Crime history, motivations, crime theories

The study of the history and motivations of crime is fundamental to understanding the roots and evolution of the crime phenomenon. This research aims to explore the historical origins and factors that drive criminal practice, providing a crucial debate for understanding the motivations of crime, providing a debate on how social, economic and cultural changes have influenced the nature of crime over time. . The text presents a multidisciplinary theoretical approach, through analyzes and studies of historical and sociological sources, academic productions and documentaries about crime throughout history. The text is organized into three parts, the first of which presents a historical trajectory of crime and how punishments occurred, mapping its evolution from the beginnings of humanity to ancient civilizations. The second part presents the theoretical concern of crime, where crime becomes an object of reflection and study. This section takes a journey that goes from Plato's ideas of justice and virtue to the logic of Gary Stanley Becker's economy of crime. The third part presents the motivations approach in which issues such as inequality, marginalization, environmental and psychological influences will be examined in more detail. The importance of understanding the history and motivations of crime as a basis for implementing more effective public policies and more targeted prevention strategies is also highlighted.