SOC205H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dysfunctional Family, Critical Race Theory, Concentric Zone Model
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Reevaluating the divine right of kings and the state of government via social contract theory. Hobbes, locke and rousseau laid the foundation in favour of democracy, that the government should be beneficial to the people, and a powerful case for penal reform. Individual criminal is a person who is capable of calculating what he or she wants to do. Individuals are guided by a pain and pleasure principles by which they calculated the risks and rewards. Defined crime as a self-interested decision that comes into conflict with the state. Punishment should be suited to the offense, no the social or physical characteristics of the criminal. Punishment should operate according to deterrence: general: use the example to prevent others, specific: use the experience to prevent the punished person. Is crime really always a choice? (intent, mental illness, necessity, etc. ) Do people always do a cost-benefit analysis before acting (ex.
