CRIM 2650 Lecture Notes - New English Translation, Richard Wrangham, Anthropological Criminology
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Contemporary rational choice theory (people are rational actors and they think crime pays. Useful explanation for explaining instrumental crime, but not expressive crime) Routine activities theory (examine the structure of criminal opportunity) Crime prevention: reduce attractiveness of criminal opportunity. Increase risk of formal sanctions or punishment. Increase risk of informal sanctions (people care more when their significant others are angry over their behaviour, than about the reactions of the cjs) *video on routine activities theory has a deterrent effect because he says you don"t have to confess we will come looking for you . New english translation of criminal man dismissal of lombroso"s work by many criminologists. Racist and sexist assumptions that are no longer in favour of our society. Renewed criminological interest in the stuff that animated lombroso"s research agenda. Brain abnormalities in skulls related to brain deficiencies and psychological deficit.
