The Theory of Criminal Personality in Saadi Shirazi's Books

The theory of criminal personality is one of the new theories of criminology. Leaders of this theory believe that the four characteristics of "selfishness", "instability", "aggression" and "emotional indifference" are the constituent elements of criminal personality, and if these four characteristics are controlled, the likelihood of committing a crime is reduced.

The research method in this paper is descriptive-analytical.

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Saadi, as a famous poet and writer of the seventh century in Iran, in his literary texts by examining these four elements, deals with its effect on the personality of individuals.  In Saadichr('39')s books, one can find a close connection with criminological theories. Saadi, like a criminologist, tries to express the factors of peoplechr('39')s tendency to anomalies and anti-social behaviors in the form of rhythmic poetry and prose. "Selfishness", "instability", "aggression" and "emotional indifference" have a special place in his words.

This article shows that the theory of criminal personality - like many theories of modern scientists in the West - was expressed many years ago in Iranian literary texts, especially in the books of Saadi Shirazi.