Examining the Effects of the Climate Crisis on Criminal Behavior: The Social Disorganization Approach as an Analytical Framework
Keywords:
climate, climate crisis, criminal behavior, social disorganizationAbstract
This study is theoretical and fundamental in nature, and the method of data analysis is descriptive-analytical, based on qualitative methodology. The data collection method is documentary and library-based. Furthermore, the study seeks to establish both semantic and content-based connections between climate and criminal behavior. The findings indicate that climate crises not only cause severe damage to the environment and natural resources, but can also directly and indirectly affect social structures and human behavior. Social disorganization, as an analytical framework, enables a deeper understanding of how social changes and the rise in criminal behaviors occur in the wake of climate crises. One of the key outcomes of this study is that climate crises can lead to increased social tensions and a decline in public trust. This situation, particularly in vulnerable communities that are socioeconomically disadvantaged, may result in the emergence of criminal behaviors.
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