The first thing we are going to do is to know the etymological origin of the word criminality that now concerns us. In this case, we can state that it comes from Latin, it is exactly the result of two clearly defined components:
-The noun “crime”, which comes to refer to the result of a criminal action that must be brought to trial.
-The suffix “-alis”, which is used to indicate “related to”.
The concept can be used in various ways, always linked to crime : a serious crime or a voluntary action that is carried out with the intention of seriously injuring or murdering someone.
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The idea of criminality can be used with respect to the circumstance that makes an act criminal. It also refers to the number of crimes committed in a specific place and time and to the act of committing crimes.
For example: “In the last five years, the city’s crime rate has risen by 48%”, “The fight against crime will be one of the pillars of my government”, “Crime statistics are alarming”.
Crimes are linked to crimes : the typical behaviors that are unlawful and that are susceptible to criminal punishment. Whoever commits a crime breaks the law. In general, the concept of crime is associated with a serious crime that threatens life. Criminality, in this sense, refers to the most serious crimes.
Suppose a mentally disturbed young man murders his neighbor. The perpetrator of the crime is soon proven through the indubitable evidence that is collected during the investigation. However, at trial, the challenge for the court is to determine whether the murderer understood the criminality of his actions: that is, whether his mental condition allowed him to understand what he was doing in killing the other person.. If the court considers that the murderer was aware of the criminality of his action, he will be imprisoned. On the other hand, if he maintains that the individual had no understanding of criminality, he will be declared incompetent (the crime cannot be imputed to him) and sent to an institution to receive treatment according to his condition.
Different reports and studies are carried out annually to find out which are the countries with the highest crime rates. Thus, for example, among these nations we can highlight Honduras, El Salvador, Ivory Coast, Venezuela, Belize, Jamaica or Guatemala, for example.
In the same way, we cannot ignore the fact that in Spain, even the Ministry of the Interior has a statistical portal on crime where, quarterly, it leaves records of the figures related to this aspect that take place in its territory.
In addition to all of the above, we cannot ignore the fact that in recent decades another concept has emerged along these lines. We are referring to cybercrime. Under this term is the set of acts committed in what is cyberspace, the Internet, which result in victims and whoever carries it out intends to achieve an objective or a benefit.
Cybercrime includes crimes such as computer fraud, including hacking, theft of confidential information, online credit card scams…
