Episode
What Drives People To Commit Crime
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- Friends from Wild Places
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- Jun 13, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1828
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Summary
People love to ask the million-dollar question: what causes someone to commit a crime? We go deeper than a single motive and talk through the messy truth that criminal behavior is multifactorial. Greed, jealousy, revenge, ideology, and plain old stress can all play a role, but the most useful framework is what protects people when temptation or pressure hits. We break down self-control alongside protective factors like family, community, faith, and work and what happens when those anchors dis...