Socio-Psychology of Rapping in Criminological Nexus

Md. Kamruzzaman, Sumona Sharmin and Md. Abdul Hakim
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Md. Kamruzzaman: School of Victimology and Restorative Justice, Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh Department of Criminology and Police Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh Department of Law, Islamic University, Kustia, Bangladesh
Sumona Sharmin: Department of Criminology and Police Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh
Md. Abdul Hakim: Department Food Technology and Nutritional Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh

Academic Journal of Life Sciences, 2017, vol. 3, issue 11, 82-88

Abstract: Rapping is a heinous crime increasing day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute and second by second in the world. The purpose of the study is to explore the socio-psychological etiology of rapping. The study population has been selected from the charge sheet of fourteen cases of victims and ten cases of rapist under trial in Tangail district Judge Court in a developing country Bangladesh by name. Semi structured in-depth interviewing method was used to collect data. Findings divulged that most of the victims were known to the rapist lied in the Muslim community. The identified causes were of rapping were gender inequalities, patriarchy, power, dominant behavior over women and low social status of the victims. Psychologically, the men committing this crime were mentally panicked. The government, civil societies and conscious people should take effective measures to raise consensus in this connection.

Keywords: Rape; Psychology; Gender inequalities; Social status; Patriarchy; Criminological nexus. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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