# What Drives People To Commit Crime

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Podcast: [Friends from Wild Places](https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-from-wild-places-5319610)
Published: 2026-06-13T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1958102/episodes/19264248-what-drives-people-to-commit-crime.mp3
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## Resource

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...

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