Law and criminality, according to Dictionary.com, means "the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether int he form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision" and "the act of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited" respectively.
Simply saying, law is the rules, while criminality is the act of breaking those rules. The purpose of these rules are to protect each person's rights and safety. Criminals are the individuals that have violated the human rights or caused danger to another individual, which are acts of breaking the law. Of course, because they have broken a law, they are subjected to a punishment. This punishment can be serving time in jail, community service or, in some countries, a death sentence, depending on the severity of the crime committed. As we all know, a punishment is not an enjoyable thing. Nobody likes to be punished. So giving out punishments to criminals is a way to prevent them from committing another crime and a way of preventing other individuals to commit a crime.
This might make you think that punishment is what prevents crimes. This is true, but we must see that punishments are the result of breaking the law. Without law, criminality is a free act with no consequences. Therefore, it is really laws that prevents criminality and protects a community. This is the relationship between law and criminality.
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