There are sooo many factors SA, you can't pin it to one thing. It's psychology, upbringing, education, mental capacity, poverty, necessity, etc, etc, etc.

To a starving man, no matter how many hands he see's cut off for robbery in the town square, he's still going to steal a loaf of bread. What's the loss of a hand compared to dying of starvation.

To a man with the IQ of a 5 year old, he may never understand the nature of his crimes, or control his emotions and he might hurt or kill someone.

To a person born with a psychological disorder like sociopathy, they may not be able to control themselves.

To a person who's been physically, emotionally and sexually abused their entire life they may not be able to control themselves either, or they may not care anymore.