CRCJ 1000 Lecture 4: Criminology People to know
22 Mar 2016
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Criminology: people to know: adolphe qu telet & andr -michel gurrey: Founding fathers of criminology and first to talk about the association between age and crime. Divided crime into social physics and predictive policing: cesare beccaria: Penal minimalism: limiting as much punishment as possible, punishment must be proportionate to the crime. Utility = deterrence: use punishment as a deterrence (as a tool not an end) Cruelty is counterproductive: it advocates violence, need to show the importance of being in control and/or using reason. Beccaria wanted to prevent crime in 3 ways: certainty- likelihood of punishment occurring, celerity- being sentenced/punished quickly, severity- (moderation) how much pain is inflicted, maurice cusson. Rational choice theory: criticized bentham for having a narrow view on crime control, public (street lights) and private (protection of self, locks) social control, cesare lombroso: Cesare lombroso was the founder of criminal anthropology: lombroso said people were born criminal, he defined the criminal man as:
