International Journal on Criminology Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 2018 | Page 50

Criminology, a Precursor to Criminal Law
exculpatory criminal policies; but, also, because it disturbs political leaders owing
to how it might affect various communities. It is time that criminal lawyers took
stock of the situation and proposed appropriate solutions.
More recently, this criminal phenomenon has started a kind of hybridization.
First of all, a rejection of society that manifests itself in the lewd “rap” lyrics
spoken by the groups that have almost always been treated leniently. 12 This is the
transposition of the mindset of the gangs, which most of the time consists only
of hatred, racism, and sexism; an enticing message, widely disseminated and expressed
using insulting and vulgar language, which, thanks to specialized media,
pervades a very large receptive audience of this sub-culture of violence and hatred
Second, a drift toward radical Islamism could be observed among certain
members of these gangs; it is without doubt a simplistic version and ripe for many
concessions with religion, under the guise of takkiya. 13 This is an Islamism inspired
by “heroes,” psychopathic killers, and by the unrest in the Middle East under the
guise of the Arab Spring, manipulated by the West.
And it is not pure chance if the individuals involved in the attacks that have
taken place over the last few months, or those suspected of plots foiled by the authorities,
are all or almost all known to the police, have been assigned a fiche “S,” 14
or are already acquainted with the criminal justice system. This osmosis between
criminality and “terrorism” develops within the favorable domain of the inaccessible
territories of gangs, and in an international context that glorifies the monstrous
behavior of individuals believing that they are waging “jihad.” This is yet another
reason for us to seek to know and to understand, if we want this to stop.
CONTEMPORARY CRIMINAL THREATS ...
What we have called contemporary criminal threats are not an act of fate.
These contemporary criminal threats are not the result of accidents, of
incidents, of cyclones, or volcanic eruptions; they are all intentional ...
or induced by our errors of judgement, by our blindness. And these are always acts
that are conceived, provided for and carried out by humans.
12 The following is an extract—one of the less aggressive and vulgar ones—from “Violence/délinquance,”
by the Mafia K’1 Fry group. The CRS are a branch of the French National Police.
“I like seeing CRS members getting killed,
I like the sound of gunfire, followed by explosions and the fire crew.
One day I’ll smile at you,
Another day I’ll stab you,
I’m wasting my breath telling myself I’ll end up okay if I fire at them.
Lunatic urges violence.”
13 A concept allowing Muslims, in certain circumstances, to lie to non-believers and to deceive them
in the interest of their religion.
14 In France, those considered a serious threat to national security are assigned a fiche “S,” the “S”
standing for Surété d’État (State Security).
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