CC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Deterrence Theory, Halfway House, Isaac Ray
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Chapter 5: major schools of modern criminological thought. Theorized that we weight the potential outcome and take action. Those with less to lose are more likely to break the law. The classical school of criminology is a perspective on the belief that potential criminals being rational beings capable of free will, will be deterred by the threat of swift, severe punishment. ]mot potential offenders can be deterred with: Beccaris" s doctrine is characterized by general principles . Utilitarianism - the law should be the greatest benefit to the greatest # of people. Deterrence theory - punishment should be used to stop people from committing more crimes (ex. The positive school of rim uses scientific methods to measure the behaviour and its. Chicken before the egg? (poor neighborhood poor physical quality) The neoclassical school of criminology rejects rigid application of classical perspectives, and instead called for discretion, empowering power authorities to exercise judgment.
