WDW101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Critical Criminology, Social Class, Takers
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Early, there wasn"t much of a difference in terms of age (youth, adolescents and adults). Classical school: linked to the work of beccaria and bentham [crime was understood to be seen a cost benefit analysis- they cost of committing the crime would of would not outweigh the benefits] Any clear distinction between why young people or adult would commit crime/ people were seen as rational actors. Empirical evidence came from prisoner and soldiers (they had different body type evidence: didn"t last very long no real state of atavism and no cause of effect (what makes you look the way you look) This led to more sociological explanation of criminal behavior. [saw deviance as a social construction/ society is a series of institution that exist to control behavior/ social pressure were very influence in trying to predict or understand criminology still no focus on youth. Chicago school: first to consider youth crime. Focus on youth wrongdoing and youth crime.