CRIME AGAINST PROPERTY IN THE LIGHT OF THEORIES OF MOTIVATIONS FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRIME

Abstract

The article presents reflections on the motivations of crime from a socioeconomic perspective, highlighting the need for an integrated and multidisciplinary approach. The objective is to discuss how the concentration of income and social and economic inequalities can influence criminal behavior, for this we take crimes against property as a reference. The study uses an empirical analysis based on the theories of social and economic character of crime. The discussions address how the unequal distribution of income and the problem of social economic mobility in Brazil can influence the increase in crimes against property, considering that economic and social inequality, combined with cultural pressures and the lack of clear social norms, creates an environment conducive to deviant behaviors. The discussions also indicate that economically marginalized individuals and deprived of legitimate opportunities are more likely to adopt criminal behaviors as a way to achieve imposed social objectives. The need for a more complex and multifocal understanding of the motivations of crime is defended, requiring connections with the various areas of knowledge and the integration of this debate with the elaboration of effective public policies that address the socioeconomic roots of crime.