Understanding deviance and criminal behavior in Jordan’s honor killings; comparative theoretical analysis

Honor killings are a phenomenon with long-standing tribal and patriarchal roots in Jordan. It is still present to this day with a scarcity of criminological publications regarding it. This study combines four foundational criminological books from the West using a comparative theoretical analysis on several relevant variables relating to crime in society. Results show an encompassing understanding of deviance within the culture and an analysis of the criminals’ behavior leading up to the act. Beyond the West’s books, more modernised and localised studies are needed to better explain these cases and find practical solutions to eliminate them.