CCJS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cesare Lombroso, Sigmund Freud, Deterrence Theory

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJS 100
• Professor: Justine Madoo

Document Summary

Classical rational choice, they are weighing the costs and benefits, and if the benefits outweigh the cost they will engage in the crime. Deterrence certain, severe, swift punishment to try and stop them from committing the crime in the first place. Positivist other factors cause them to do crime. Biological cesare lombroso determined there are primitive physical traits that are caused from heredity or disease that make people more likely to engage in crime. Psychological sigmund freud talked about id: sexual (develops at a young age), ego: desires to behavior, superego: conscience, right or wrong. Clinically diagnosed, mainly women, exhibits traits somewhere on the spectrum. Sociological theory about why people engage in crime. Opportunity theory if you don"t have the ability to be socially mobile, you cant get what you want, opportunities aren"t attainable, you might be more likely to engage in crime.