A LEGAL DISCOURSE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRIMINALITY AND ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

There is no doubt that crime is one of the most serious challenges ever mankind faced with, it is the general feeling that the curse of crime is increasing and the situation is deteriorating. Though attempts have been made to reduce the ratio of crime from many angles like through policy implementation and punishments, but this paper tries to highlight the relationship between crime and environment. The paper commence with a brief overview of environment; how human being interacts and changes the environment, and goes further providing a brief discussion about the interaction between crime and both natural as well as physical environmental factors. The paper is focused on the concept of environmental justice and examines the complex relation between crime and environment and leads to control crime through environmental design. It is hoped that this information should help in developing the new and innovative ways to better serve our community.