Do Personality Feature Influence Our Attitude Towards Crime: A Study Among Youth

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find out the relationship between personality traits and criminal behaviour among the youth. Through various literatures available there has been an in depth study done for understanding personality and criminal behaviour. The tool used in this study for interpretation are big five personality trait for identifying individual personality and for the criminal behaviour we have used the criminal propensity scale and further through Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient we calculated the correlation between them and according to the hypothesis and objectives of this study there was no significant relationship found between personality and criminal behaviour. The study also focuses on the factors which influence criminal behaviour and does personality play a key component in the determination of criminal tendencies. according to the current statistical data by the national crime records bureau it was found that the average criminal age is from 17-30 which means a high rate of youth is involved in such antisocial behaviour and hence this study has chosen there sample population as the youth aged from 17-27 for the research. Youth are considered as the future of the country and India has the largest youth population. This study will help us to understand the increasing influence of criminal behaviour on the youth and the causes as well. How this behaviour originates or is formed? This study will be able to answer many question regarding criminal behaviour as along with personality traits there is a brief description about criminal behaviour and the its propensity rate.