The act of engaging in criminal activities can, however, be attributed to the various disturbances that are in the personality of various personnel. For example, those who have the personality that is featured with characteristics like being alone might emerge in criminal activity to feel satisfied and even feel lonely. Those who have a personality associated with happiness also engage in criminal activities to meet their happiness desires. The personality of a given person, therefore, has a major role in explaining the reason for a given person to engage in criminal activity.
In accordance with the psychoanalytic behavior, an individual can engage in criminal activities due to the following reasons. For example, the presence of a dysfunctional personality can drives individuals to engage in criminal activities out of their consent and some while knowing what they are engaging in. The dysfunctional personality, therefore, will lead to engagement in criminal activities. Maladaptation of the environment is another factor that can lead to engagement in criminal activity. An individual will engage in a given type of crime to adapt to a given environment, leading to criminality.
Some of the controls that can be adopted to prevent the crime include the offering of the death sentence. This is effective in controlling the type of criminal activity in that it triggers the psychology of those that engage in criminal to avoid engaging in is such acts. The use of punishment will prevent engagement in criminal activities. Also, reinforcement of non-criminal activities is another strategy that can be adopted in controlling criminal activities.