SOC 3710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Atavism, Social Contract, Rationality
11 Jan 2017
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Or: the way we react to and define youth crime has changed. Young offenders: theory, part on (fall, 2016: pre-scientific theories (1400-1700 a. d. , importance of evil and witchcraft, those liable for labelling as witches, pro(cid:271)le(cid:373) of (cid:373)oder(cid:374) day (cid:862)wit(cid:272)h hu(cid:374)ts(cid:863, evil becomes a metaphor. Roman catholic church explains it as they are not born evil but paranormal forces causing the children to commit evil crime: scientific approaches, part one: rationality of crime, a) classical school (1680-1800 a. d. ) Importance of deterrence sway some one away from doing something. More penalty the general public will think twice about doing the crime. Rationality of crime- rational thinking and rational thought (cost vs. rewards of committing crime) Free will you choose your actions; society chooses whether your actions are acceptable or not. Social contract- unwritten rules to follow in society. Rewards and punishment of crime- creates the greater good for greater number of people.
