SOC205H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Atavism, Penology, Intellectual Disability
22 Jun 2015
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Positivist theories of crime: up until 1970s, we have two main schools of thought that shape field of criminology classical & Recognized that the free will approach had a number of shortcomings: questioned whether all persons where completely responsible for their own actions. Consider impact of self-defense, those with mental health issues, the relative responsibility of youth: emphasize the need to question motives, first offenders should not be treated the same as habitual offenders. Leading proponents were gabriel tarde (1843-1904 and his student raymond saleilles (1898) Many of the ideas championed by beccaria in such rights as freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, the right to a speedy trial, and equality under law, are contained in the canadian charter of. Rights and freedoms and the united state"s bill of rights: these are the concepts that come to form and embedded within ccrf & us bill of rights. Lombroso often known as father of criminology or father of modern criminology.
