Social implications of crime in society with special reference to Kashmir

This research study explores the nature, magnitude and implications of crime in society at general and Kashmir in particular. Sociologists view crime as a deviant behaviour that violates prevailing norms, cultural standards prescribing how humans ought to behave normally. This approach considers the complex realities surrounding the concept of crime and seeks to understand how changing social, political and economic conditions may affect crime. In this context, the crime scenario in Kashmir has undergone a dynamic change and phenomenal increase from the last two decades which has for reaching implications for the social fabric of society.In this paper, a special attention has been given toanalyse the relationship between conflict situation, unemployment and crime. It is in this sense that the present paper was formulated with the objective of understanding sociological dimensions of crime in Kashmir.