CRM 100 Lecture 4: CRM100LECTURE4
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Medieval europe: role of evil in causing crime. The enlightenment: focus on reason,new ideas about governments result in changes to criminal justice system. Classical criminology: deterrence and belief that the punishment should fit the crime. Biological positivism: criminals are born, not made; resulted in greater attention to treatment rather than punishment today the focus is on predispositions rather than determinism. What makes people commit crimes, is it yourself or the context in which you find. He tried to take a scientific approach and the importance of early development which is something we still see relevant. No longer widely accepted but useful for pointing out the importance of early development in understanding later behaviour. When you are younger you start to learn what is right and what is wrong. Preconventional 0-11: morality in terms of do"s and dont"s and associated punishments. Conventional: 11-19: rules are valid in themselves, we accept that things are a certain way and do them naturally.