2nd Notes Flashcards
It maintains that criminal behavior was believed to be the result of evil spirits and demons something of natural force that controls his/her behavior
Demonological Theory
This school of thought is based on the assumption that individuals choose to commit crimes after weighing the consequences of their actions
Classical School
Purpose of imposing punishment in classical School
Retribution
Italian philosopher and politician best known for his treatise “Del Delitti e Delle Pene” or On Crimes and Punishments” in 1764,which condemned torture and the death penalty and was a founding work in the field of criminology.
Cesare Beccaria
According to him, Man is fundamentally a biological organism with intelligence and rationality that control his behavior
Cesare Beccaria
Beccaria’s calls for judicial reform resulted in the _________ becoming the first Italian state to abolish the death penalty
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany
He advocated utilitarianism and fair treatment of animals that influenced the development of liberalism.
Jeremy Bentham
assumes that all our actions are calculated in accordance with their likelihood of bringing pleasure and pain
Utilitarianism
He designed the panopticon prison
Jeremy Bentham
an institutional building designed by Bentham and the concept of the design is to allow an observer to observe (-opticon) all (pan-) prisoners without the prisoners being able to tell if they are being observed or not, thus conveying a “sentiment of an invisible omniscience.
Panopticon Prison
He reasoned that in order to deter Individuals from committing crimes, the punishment, or pain,must be greater than the satisfaction or pleasure he would gain from commiting the Crime
Jeremy Bentham
This school accepted the fact that crime is committed in accordance with the free will of man BUT the act of committing a crime is modified by some causes that finally prevail upon the person to commit crimes
Neo - Classical School
Father of Sociology
August Comte
Those who follow the work of August Comte are called______
The Positivist
the first to claim the importance of looking at individual difference among criminals
Positive theorists
This school of thought presumes that criminal behavior is caused by internal and external factors outside of the individual’s control
Positivist or Italian School