CRIMINAL MOTIVATION Why did he do it? One of the biggest questions asked in this country today. What was going through his mind? Sometimes a person does not even think about what they are doing before they do it, and a crime is committed. But what about the other people that do think about it? Do they sit around and seriously think about what they are doing? What makes them decide that the risk is …showed first 75 words of 665 total…

…showed last 75 words of 665 total…criminal behavior. These vitamin deficiencies cause chemical imbalances in the body and mind and can slow down thought and learning. These theories have not been shot down, and are still being studied today. The next school of theories is the psychological theories. These theories say that the individual is fully responsible for the crime that has been committed. The persons personality is the major motivational element because it is their drive, their source of motives.