The phrase "actions of perpetrators" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing criminal behavior, accountability, or the impact of crimes on victims and society.
Example: "The report detailed the actions of perpetrators involved in the recent crime wave, highlighting the need for stricter law enforcement."
Alternatives: "conduct of offenders" or "deeds of wrongdoers".
When that tragedy is purposely perpetrated (as opposed to, say, a natural disaster) the search for answers often revolves around the motives, background and actions of the perpetrators.
Many Muslim organisations such as the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) have condemned the bloodshed in the strongest possible terms, describing the actions of the perpetrators as 'outside the bounds of our faith'.
"It is also likely that the AS [Shabaab] administration in Kismayo is at least informed of the intended actions of the perpetrators, allows them to conducts the actions and could maybe benefit from them," the NGO Safety Programme said in a statement to aid agencies following Thursday's kidnapping.
As a white southern Christian transplanted in New York City, I recognize the sociology of white supremacy leading to these devastating crimes and stand firmly against the actions of the perpetrators.
When investigating rape, I would argue, all that should really matter is that specific moment and the actions of the perpetrator, not the victim.
But, he said, there had been "far too many killings" recently where it was impossible not to wonder if the threat of an "early dawn walk to the gallows" would have changed the actions of the perpetrator.
Rape culture dictates that either all sexual assaults are innately false or that the victim was somehow responsible for the actions of the perpetrator.
The ease of disbelief of the women's accusations as well as the grand jury's assessment that the deaths of Garner and Brown did not necessitate criminal investigation, remind me that though society might condemn the actions of the alleged perpetrators, victims are not simply victims -- their behavior is scrutinized and questioned in ways that imply that the violence against them was justified.
Our homey "Boys will be boys" tune forgives and forgets the actions of harm's perpetrators, subsequently turning the scrutinizing lens onto those targeted by violence: "she should have known better than to go out alone," or "come on, look at what she was wearing".
