SOC 2700 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Deterrence Theory, Homicide, Environmental Design
5 Feb 2018
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Chapter #12, deterrence and rational choice theories, page 269-298. Classical criminology and the deterrence doctrine: classical criminology mainly refers to beccaria in italy, and bentham in england, who both focused on legal and penal reform. The laws, courts, and penalties of their day were arbitrary, biased and capricious judicial decisions, where they wanted to make it more rational and fair. Severity and fitting the punishment to the crime: the basic premise of classical criminology (cc) is that actions are taken and decisions made by people using free will. People chose to obey or break the law based on the reward, where they take into account the penalties and likelihood of getting caught. If the pe(cid:374)alt(cid:455) is (cid:373)o(cid:396)e pai(cid:374) tha(cid:374) gai(cid:374) the(cid:455) (cid:449)o(cid:374)(cid:859)t do it. The(cid:396)e (cid:272)al(cid:272)ulatio(cid:374) is (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) past experiences: to prevent crime the cjs must have certain penalties to deter people. Where deterrence is the primary point of law.
