The motivation for crimes: Experiences of criminals from district jail Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Farhan Ahmad & Rabia Ali Abstract The aim of this study is to explore the causes of criminal behaviour among individuals by using qualitative research design. Theoretically the study was influenced from Differential Association Theory of Edwin H. Sutherland (1939) – one of the most influential […]

Violence explained? A review of theoretical explanations of violent behavior Jamil Ahmad Chitrali, Noor Sanauddin & Syed Owais Abstract There is a large body of theories and research on violence and criminal behavior in the social sciences, mostly coming from psychology and sociology. While psychologists in most cases tend to focus on individuals in face-to-face interaction and neglect large scale conflict […]