Images of criminal behavior of Thug crime according to the Provisions of Jordanian legislation

Abstract The Jordanian legislator was keen to criminalize thug crime under the Jordanian amended Penal Code No. 10 of 2022 by adding a new article, Article (415) bis, after it was found that traditional legal texts are no longer sufficient to achieve deterrence and restraint, as they are limited to certain types of crimes, such as threats, extortion and robbery. This study reached a set of results, the most important of which are: The Jordanian legislator was alerted to the noticeable spread of thug crime and tribute payments in recent years, especially after the case of the Zarqa boy. As this crime intimidated citizens and is seen as a flagrant threat to their security and safety. The best option was to amend the Jordanian Penal Code by adding a text criminalizing thug crime and tightening the penalty to punish anyone who was tempted to infringe on people or their property. The most important recommendations of this study are to appoint a special type of urgent judiciary to consider cases of thug crimes, or making its jurisdiction to the State Security Court, besides allocating their own prisons in reform and rehabilitation centers due to their criminal danger. Keywords: Criminal behavior, Crime, thug, Legislation.