Memahami Residivisme: Tinjauan Asas Teori-Teori Utama Tingkah Laku Jenayah

Abstract

Recidivism is repetitive criminal behaviour that causes ex-prisoners to return to prison. A researcher should highlight this criminal behaviour from various theoretical perspectives to understand recidivism. It suits the nature of recidivism due to personal and environmental factors, making it a highly complex subject.  This concept paper used the literature method to analyse recidivism from the perspective of leading theories of criminal behaviour such as the Classical Theory, Positivism Theory, Psychological Theory, Social Process Theory, Social Structure Theory, and Life-Course Theory. A basic understanding of recidivism derived from multiple theories expands the local researchers' views on the subject matter, producing new findings in the future.