The Relationship between Economic Crises and Criminality from the 18th Century to Today
The Relationship between Economic Crises and Criminality from the 18th Century to Today

Summary/Abstract: Looking for a correlation between economic indicators and crime is not a recent research topic. This essay examines the relationship between the economic crisis and the criminality from the 18th century to nowadays, and the role of the economic criminal law fighting and managing economic crisis. Economic criminal law is a behavioural control tool. It is suitable for directing the actions of economic operators in a certain direction expected by the society. However, this role can only be fulfilled if the majority of people either voluntarily comply with the prescribed rules or, out of fear of being sanctioned, do not exceed the limits set by the criminal law. Economic criminal law loses its role as a behavioural regulator if it is not respected by the majority.

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