Are criminals born or made? 70% of serial killers have suffered child abuse (HESTIE BARNARD GERBER). Today, crime has become one of the most serious and significant problems in the world. It constitutes a threat to the development and security of the country. Many people around the world are exposed to various types of crime. Psychologists, criminologists, and scholars advance various hypotheses and theories about why people commit crimes. Some people think that the effects of the family on children who become future criminals are greater, but others believe that environmental factors also influence children. In this essay, the author will examine the extent to which crops influence future crime. This research will begin by evaluating family factors and will then proceed to investigate social, media and genetic factors. BODY CRUELTY IN CHILDHOOD CAN LEAD CHILDREN TO BECOME CRIMINALSAccording to the strain theory, the main idea about the family's influence on future crimes is child abuse. to crime. Child abuse causes stress in children. Due to stress in children, behavioral problems, developmental delays and changes in the brain occur, which can have an important influence on the development of aggressive behavior in adolescents (Janet Currie and Erdal Tekin). Indeed the national fire service became concerned when they discovered that the majority of those committing arson in the UK were former victims of child abuse, (Peter Garsden). Therefore, parental mistreatment during childhood can lead to future crimes. Due to cruelty, children are exposed to stress and this leads to incorrect changes in the brain, which increases the possibility of becoming a criminal. CHILDREN IMITATE THEIR PARENTS ROGER TODD and LOUISE JURY state that...... middle of paper ... ...psychology of children of the future, because parents play an important role in the life of a child and his life future and social depends on them. Bibliography "Do your genes make you a criminal? ndAnthony Petrosino, James Derzon, Julia Lavenberg. The role of the family in crime and delinquency: evidence from previous quantitative reviews. 2009. Connor, Steve. "I Your genes make you a criminal". 12 February 2005. Garsden, Peter. Does child abuse cause crime? HESTIE BARNARD. 10 most common traits of potential serial killers. 2 January 2013. Hosking, George. Media influence on young people 2005 .JURY, ROGER TODD and LOUISE. Children follow parents convicted of crime. Divorced parents – criminal children? Tekin, Janet Currie and Erdal 2006.