ABSTRACT:
Emotions play a very important and significant role in shaping our lives and it moulds life of every person, emotions affect our decision of life at every step, it sometimes makes us to certain things which are not right to so but still we do it because it emotions which makes us to do so. Emotional disturbances refer to long-term conditions that have a serious negative impact. Criminality is the behavior that is contrary[opposite] to or forbidden by criminal law.
Emotional disturbances is a factor to criminality as it is the emotions attached to person which makes him or her to do so, for example, there is a family who is hungry for nearly ten days ,they are starving ,the father cannot see this condition and he stole money to buy food for his family he has committed theft which is punishable under IPC ,but he did so because he was not able to see the condition of starving in his family thus, he committed a crime but what made him do so it the condition of starving which made him to so and the emotion of course because he is attached to his family loves his family.
The causes of abnormality are both physical and psychological. the abnormal types of behaviour that are due to physical causes may be brought about by disease, toxic or poisonous products in the system, changes due to age and the life.
From the psychological point of view mental abnormality is a marked inability to face reality with resulting mental conflicts. The life experiences of the individual from earlier childhood onwards may have created mental reaction patterns [complexes] which make it very difficult for him to meet adult responsibilities.
Insecurity, rejection or frustration in childhood, harsh living conditions, disappointments in love, professional failures, economic insecurity and large number of other unfortunate experiences may make it extremely difficult for some individuals to face the realities of life.
These individuals tortured by mental conflicts tend to escape from this intolerable reality by creating a world of mental fantasy[dream] that is more in harmony with their wishes and desires, or go to the other extreme and become aggressive[angry] or even cruel in their behaviour towards others.
Since few persons have a completely good experiences of life from their birth onwards or find life entirely to their will in adulthood, but the great majority of normal human being create themselves a world of fantasy in which they realise aspirations[what they are dreaming for] denied them in actual life. But in all these normal cases reality occupies the leading role in their life interests and activities. With the definitely psychotic, reality is almost wholly abandoned and the realm of fantasy becomes their concern.
The problems of childhood are the main cause of emotional maladjustment. It is suggested that instead of dealing with the problem of troubled children if the parents are educated to prevent frustration, it may bring better result. We know that insecure or rejected children or children who crave love and affection but do not receive it become emotionally unstable adolescents of tomorrow.
Most of the parents think that their children will outgrow[will adjust] as the time passes they will learn how to live in society and does not notice the changes from which the child is going through due emotional imbalances, lack of care, affection, etc. These unwittingly [not willing to observe] parents do not realise the future consequences. These parents need guidance by ortho-psychiatrist [the person who prevent mental disorder in youth by various methods like counseling etc.] concerning the potential problems facing these children in the world.
The vast majority of babies make necessary adjustments to the social environment. The dominating[important] factor in these cases is that the parents of child who understand and accept the child and make them feel that it belongs to him, the homeliness, warmness, belongingness make the child secure and he feels good that there is someone who will understand him and will help him to learn and to perform task assigned to him, will motivate him.
Thus, all these help a child to develop in a positive manner and will help him to develop a good human being who will contribute something productive to society.
That is why it is better to place the babies along with the mother from the very moment of birth instead of keeping them away under the care of busy and inexperience nurses who cannot take so much care of the child as the mother herself can do so.
The child must be given love from the moment of its birth rather from the time of conception. The harm done to the rejected and uncared baby in childhood can hardly be cruel while they grow up even at the cost of best social tolerance an environment.
It is important to know what the child is thinking so to divert his overt anti-social act into corrective channels rather than to repress them. From the very childhood the human nature is aggressive and assertive. When a baby is denied to have a thing, he protests by his crying until he gets it or is exhausted, with the growing of age many of the desires come in conflicts with the realities of world. Normally some of the desires are fulfilled and some are not.
The child comes in contact with one or the other form of social institutions from the moment of his or her birth that has impact consciously or unconsciously the influences of belief and practices with respect to social behaviour. The child has to undergo a process of socialisation to which he may either respond favourably by adjustment or be penalised for acting contrary[opposite]. Thus there is a conflicts between the latent drives of human nature and social discipline. The wise parents can reduce such a conflict to a greater extent ,whereas the unwise parents add to growing maladjustment by not giving a proper channel to the child activities.
Children often fail to do what is hopefully expected of them. The punishment and reward must bear a relation to the behaviour of the child, only then it would effective results. The parents must recognise and understand the roles they must play in dealing with their off-springs[child], especially in the family where there are more than one children because in such cases their is always a great rivalry[conflict] among children for parental love and recognition.
The child must be taught a lesson of life and sense of responsibility by affectionate behaviour of the parents because it is mostly the insecure and frustrated child that is spoiled. The parents must set flexible limits as guides in helping their children to make choice of behaviour.
CONCLUSION:
The mother can play a very effective role maturation process of a child . Thus it is clear that emotional disturbances, disorganisation is far more important as a factor in crime causation.
It should be noted that mostly the most neglected and rejected people cause crime.
