any system of ideas arranged in a rational order that produce general principles which increase our understanding and explanations

it is a set of interrelated propositions that attempt to describe, explain, and predict a set of events.

deals mainly on the biological explanation of crimes

Focused in studying the physical characteristics of offenders in the attempt to discover physical differences between criminals and non-criminals

The application of medical examinations on offenders in order to explain the mental and physical condition of the individual prior and after committing a crime

The evaluation of genetics in explaining criminal behavior, under this approach, heredity is the main factor that push people to commit crimes

Focused on the study on the nature of human beings-how they satisfy their physical needs: this approach explains that the cause of crime is the deprivation of the physical body from the basic needs of life

Explains that development of criminal behavior (deviations of normal behavior resulting to unpleasant emotions) is caused by deprivation from psychological needs of man

cause of the criminal behavior, according to this approach, is mental disease as diagnosed by a trained authorized person

explanation of crime is based on the Freudian Theory- this theory states that criminal behavior is caused by repression (suppression) of the basic drives

These approaches deal on the study of groups, social processes and institutions as factors that influence the human behavior. They are primarily derived from social sciences..

Topography, natural resources, geographical location, and climate are factors that lead a person to commit crime (

The biotic grouping of men resulting to migration, competition, social discrimination, division of labor, and social conflict are factors that cause crime

Financial insecurity and inadequacy of the necessities to support life are important factors to criminality

Causes of crimes can be traced from the effects of institutions, economics. education, politics, and religion to the people

it is a condition of incomplete development of the mind existing age of 18, whether arising from inherent causes or induce by disease or injury

Their mentality which maybe compared to that of two years old child. These are persons who manifest mental defectiveness of such degree that they are unable to guard themselves against common physical dongers

persons whose state of mind is similar to a child 2-7 years of age and whose case there exist mental defectiveness which though not amounting to idiocy is yet so evident that they are incapable of managing themselves of their affairs

These are persons whose state of mind manifest cases where there exis! mental defectiveness which though not amounting to imbecility, requires coral supervision and control for their own protection

sometimes called dementia praecox which is a form of psychosis characterized by thinking disturbance and regression to a more relatively impaired and intellectual functions are well preserve. The personal appearance is dilapidated and the patient is liable to impulsive acts. destructively and may commit suicide.

this is the uncontrollable or irresistible impulse to do something. There may be an active desire lo resist the irrational behavior but prevented by unconscious motives to act out of his difficulty or to suffer miserable of his fear

characterize by Infantile level of response. lack of conscience. wanting feeling of affection from others and aggression to environment and other people

a condition wherein a person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or alcohol.

it is a form of vice which causes strong mental uproar. It is the state of intermittent or chronic intoxication or consumption of natural or synthetic drugs