CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cesare Beccaria, Substance Abuse, Demonology

• School: UNL
• Department: Criminology & Criminal Justice (UNO)
• Course: CRIM 101
• Professor: Davidsaver

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Classical school (mid-late (cid:1005)7(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s(cid:895: thought process - grey area. Positi(cid:448)ist s(cid:272)hool (cid:894)late (cid:1005)7(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s through (cid:373)id (cid:1005)9(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s(cid:895: clear black and white, biological, psychological. Benthams utilitatianism: people want to obtain pleasure and avoid pain, people wont break the law if its not worth it. Hedonostic calculus: human behavior is dictated by pleasure and pain. Proximity or remoteness: how long is it going to feel good vs. how long is pain going to last. Classical school is relevant to the legal and administrative functions of cj system: assumptions of motivation. Period of enlightment (cid:862)s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)tifi(cid:272) approa(cid:272)h(cid:863) (cid:449)hy- who will be a criminal: biological (genes, psychological (brain, sociological (social) Physical reason for criminal behavior: heredity. Genetic engineering: hormones, blood and brain chemistry. Environmental factors: chemical exposure (lead during childhood, substance abuse. Franz gall: phrenology ( skull examination for bumps on head) Earnest hooten: physiology, relationship between physical appearance and crime, tattooing = inferior person.