CRIM 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cesare Lombroso, Egotism, Mechanical And Organic Solidarity
17 Jan 2020
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The existence of a devil or evil spirits. Crime is a willful decision to reject god"s plan. Secret accusations (people did not know who accused them) Laws that only applied to certain people. Arbitrary and harsh criminal justice system (barbaric) Who you were and social position in community impacted what would happen to you in the criminal justice and how you were treated. Who you were also determined whether the criminal justice system even applies to you. Assumes that people have free will and they choose to commit crimes. Everything you do is designed to maximize your pleasure and minimize your pain. You get to decide what to do. You will always choose something to maximize your pleasure and minimize your pain. Punishments are there to help you choose your actions. Make the pain better than the pleasure and it will cause you to make different decisions.
