CC290 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Forces, Demonic Possession, Homo Economicus
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Satan, or because they were possessed by evil forces: many people, for example, argue that certain individuals engage in crime because they are. Evil : according to the demonic perspective, crime is sinful behaviour or an offense against god (or the gods) Brutal methods were often used to determine whether people were possessed or had given into evil forces, with many of these methods involving torture. And those found guilty were often brutally punished. > for example, they might be burned alive or otherwise slowly tortured to death in a public ceremony. Age of enlightenment by a group of individuals who came to be known as the classical criminologists: cesare beccaria was the rst and most prominent of these criminologists, the essential ideas of classical theory are quite simple. Individuals are rational beings who pursue their own interests, trying to maximize their pleasure and minimize their pain. For example, we can observe how swift and certain punishments are.
