Kriminolojik Araştırma ve Suçla İlgili Uygulamalarda Kültür Kavramı ve Önemi

Kriminolojik çalışmalara tarihsel açıdan bakıldığında suç ve sapma davranış- larının kaynağında ve yaygınlaşmasında “kültür” veya “alt kültür” kavramlarının kullanıldığı görülmektedir. Fakat bu kavramların bireysel ve toplum bazında geniş anlamda kullanılması krinimolojik çalışmaların geçerliliğinin sorgulanmasına neden olmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın ilk amacı kültürün kriminolojik çalışmalarda nasıl tanımlandığının ve kullanıldığının açıklanması; ikinci olarak bireysel ve toplumsal bazda suçun ve sapma davranışlarının açıklanmasında kültürel açıklamaların nasıl kullanıldığının gösterilmesi; üçüncü olarak suçun tanımlanmasında kullanılan kültürel tanımlamalar arasında farklı- lık olup olmadığının tespiti ve bu açıklamaların tek bir noktada birleştirilip birleştirilemeyeceğinin tartışılmasıdır. Son olarak ise kültürün bireysel ve toplumsal bazda işlenen suçların nedeni olarak görüldüğü durumlarda kültürün suçun önlenmesinde nasıl etkili olarak kullanılacağı anlatılacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Kültür, Suç, Kriminoloji, Alt Kültür, Uygulama

Historically, criminological explanations of the sources and distribution of delinquency in society has identified “culture,” or “sub-cultures,” as an important explanatory factor. Usually culture is defined broadly which was also misconceptualized. That is, culture was conceptualized at individual or community level which was false conceptualization in criminology. The purpose of this study is to first, provide a brief explanation of how culture is generally defined and used in criminological work. Second, describe how prominent cultural explanations have been used to explain both individual and community levels of violence. Third, whether there are important differences between various cultural explanations of crime and delinquency that warrant distinction, or can all cultural explanations be lumped together without losing important insights. And fourth, what are the implications of using culture as an explanatory factor for individuallevel and community-level delinquency prevention and intervention initiatives

Keywords:

Culture, Crime, Criminology, Subculture, Intervention,

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