SOC205H5 Midterm: SOC205 Midterm Notes
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Classical school: what is criminological theory, criminology is the body of knowledge regarding crime as a social phenomenon. It includes within its scope the process of making laws, of breaking laws, and of reaction toward the breaking of laws. Bad" or evil" choices: the major problem with spiritualistic explanations is that they cannot be tested scientifically or validated empirically, punishments: almost always used torture. The idea is that if you were burned at the stake and survived its because god wanted you to survive, therefore you were considered innocent and god saved you. Individuals were rational; they were guided by a pain and pleasure principle calculating risks and rewards. Central business district [the downtown of the city, everyone goes there to go to work during the day then they go back to their respective homes: 2. Working class zone; single family tenements [where the families would be moved to if they become successful: 4.
