Knowing that criminology is the study of crime, criminal behavior patterns and the methods of crime prevention, when a criminal is willing to commit a crime whether minimal or severe, there are consequences for one's actions. The intent of a punishment is to teach the offender a lesson, hoping they would decide that the pleasure of the wrongful act would not be worth the pain of the punishment. When crimes are repeated and lives of the victims are affected, people take matters into their own hands. Although society does have the right to bear arms and to protect, a conservator such as a vigilante could cause more harm than good due to the potential of bias views clouding their judgement. The criminal justice system plays an important part
