CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Protestant Work Ethic, Industrial Revolution, Mercantilism
23 Feb 2018
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Crm 1301- lecture 2: demonic and classical explanations of crime. The classical school of criminology developed the first organized thoughts on crime, criminals, and a criminal justice system. The classical school was essentially a product of events in european culture and society between 1500 and the mid 1700s. Diminished power of the aristocracy and the church. Like sending their men off to fight crusades etc. Technology has a huge impact on crime. People are leaving farms and going to cities. Created work ethic that enabled europe to flourish. Contemporaneous ideas and beliefs of the classical period- the social context for the writings of. Humanist philosophy- all men were free and had natural rights. Education and enlightenment (belief in the power of human reason-logic) Not really a theory of crime causation. Focus is how crime should be addresses by law and what political structure should be created. Important task for this time was making punishment just, fair, proportionate and less cruel.
