O crime e suas motivações: uma análise empírica

Abstract

Studies on crime have revealed a growing complexity and multiple facets that significantly challenge traditional structures of investigation and prevention. Investigations into the roots and evolution of the phenomenon of criminality have demonstrated that the economic evolution and social complexity experienced by societies throughout the historical process, coupled with social disparities and other social phenomena, indicate that, as social structures evolve and become more complex, the practice of crime also evolves and becomes more complex in the same proportion. In this scenario, studying crime and the dynamics of motivations behind criminal activities becomes crucial to understand the various facets that compose criminal acts and thus develop effective strategies for prevention and combat. This present work, part of a bibliographic, applied, and analytical research that, from a multifocal and integrated perspective, aims to deepen the understanding of the motivations underlying the phenomenon of criminality, investigating its roots and evolution, in order to provide a theoretical and empirical reflection that assists in the formulation of public policies and prevention strategies focused on criminal motivations. In summary, the multidisciplinary perspective adopted in this study emerges as a possibility for understanding the motivations of crime. By integrating historical, socioeconomic, and social elements, this approach provides a comprehensive view of the complexity of the criminal phenomenon, enhancing understanding and pointing to possibilities for more effective strategies for crime prevention and combat.