The reason for the crime should always be taken into consideration. Many crimes committed are a result of unfair societal conditions. A parent with no legal means to feed his or her child is caught stealing food. This crime isn’t psychologically motivated, it was a crime of necessity to feed a starving child. A war veteran can’t quiet his PTSD without the use of marijuana, a drug his state says is illegal. Is every person who has tried an illegal substance showing signs of psychopathology? No, I do not believe all criminal acts are symptomatic of psychopathology.
I think the reaction to a crime should be based on whether it was a violent or nonviolent crime. For this, violent crimes would include physical, sexual, and emotional violence. I
I think the reaction to a crime should be based on whether it was a violent or nonviolent crime. For this, violent crimes would include physical, sexual, and emotional violence. I