ETHOS RELIGIOSO EM HANS KUNG E O COMBATE À CRIMINALIDADE NA PERSPECTIVA DA TEORIA DOS CONTROLES

Abstract

The present work shows a study about the relationship between religiosity and crime. Lights on the subject were released through an accurate and specific literature review. The research main objective was to assert that the dominant religions have significant influence in the Public Sphere, regarding the prevention of distorted behaviors. Specifically, the paper seeks to demonstrate that according to the philosopher and Swiss theologian Hans Kung is possible to identify a minimum consensus among the traditional religions with a view to a universal moral ecumenical, called the Religious Ethos, able to contribute to the reduction of violence between people. Because according to the writer Hans Küng, no peace in humanity until there is peace among religions. This is borne out by new Criminology, through social control theory, which states that the postulates of Religious Ethos universal act as true moral latches or mechanisms of informal social control of criminal act, without prejudice to other controls also important. We conclude that religions have significant social role in fighting crime because offenders transcendental imposes harsher punishments unremovable and effective than formal codified law.