JSS1 Civic Education Lesson Note on Causes of Common Crimes

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TOPIC:          COMMON CRIMES, CAUSES AND EFFECTS

CONTENT: 1. Causes of Common Crimes

Sub-Topic 1:  CAUSES OF COMMON CRIMES

• Weakness
  People are not bad by nature, but sometimes simply too timid to resist the vicious demons that play on their weaknesses and cut their bond with the source of their Power. Humans are good by default, but not everyone is made of steel so as to defend themselves against the demonic forces – destructive emotions and detrimental attitudes: There are two core reasons why weakness prevails with some:
  1) lack of faith, not believing enough in the power of one’s own internal weapons (against inner demons), such as:
  2) imbalance – most criminals are simply too strong physically, pumping up the body muscles, but not enough the mental and emotional muscles. The reason why their strength becomes weakness is because they are not balanced.
• Poor judgment
  Lack of proper education and great role-models causes many to fail to distinguish right from wrong.
  In most cases offenders don’t think they are doing something wrong; it seems right from their point of view.
  Poor judgment is also reflected in knowing it’s wrong, but thinking they could get away with it, not getting caught.
• Lack of love
  Being raised in a dysfunctional family, or coming from a disadvantaged background, or feeling discriminated, none of it alone can cause crime. There are so many others in the world with such conditions, but nevertheless don’t turn to crime. However, they cause the lack of love and respect for others. That, endorsed with some other factors, can be a major issue related to crime.
• Poverty
  Poverty is often blamed for leading to crime, however underneath is something more vital – society bombards us with commercial values, making us want more and more material things, to the point when some would do anything (including criminal acts) to get them.
  Unemployment is another factor in this category that contributes to crime through looking ways to earn money by any means possible.
• Social environment:

Social root causes of crime include; overexposure to television as a means of recreation, lack of good leadership in the community, low value placed on children, real or perceived inaccessibility to services.

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