The Impact of Habitat on Delinquency in the Teachings of Islamic Law and Law of the West

Abstract

The habitat and the social environment are of the most important factors influencing the person's mood and behavior and, in the case of association with other conditions, can lead the person to crime or could be useful in preventing the crime. Kathleen, Emile Durkheim and Enrico Ferry are among the thinkers who believe that habitat and social environment, if correlated with some factors, could result in crime. Islamic teachings are not indifferent to this issue, which means that by dividing the social environment into the physical and environmental habitat, they examine the relationship between it and the crime, and in this regard, have recommended encouraging living in some areas and avoiding others. These factors are divided into two categories: macro and minor ones. Some of these factors are general and some are not. The present paper, through a conceptual analysis method, examines the Islamic teachings and proves the impact of physical and environmental habitat on the crime.

Keywords

• habitat
• islamic teachings
• crime
• prevention