Crimsoc Flashcards
Believe that demon and evil spirits and their human body to commit sins
Demological theory
According to this theory people are rational and assume people have the ability to choose right from wrong. Exercise of free will
Classical theory
Who is the proponent of classical theory
Cesar beccaria,Italian and jeremy Bentham England
Greatest happiness for the greatest number of people
Utilitarianism
Hedonistic or pleasure seeking only act in their own self interest
Utilitarianism
Individual choice to commit or not to commit a crime is influenced by fear of punishment
Deterrence theory
An act preventing a criminal act before it occurs through threat of punishment and sanctions
Deterrence
Notion that wrong doer should force to pay back or compensate for criminal act
Retribution
Aim at wrong doors and tries to deter him from committing again by punishing him
Specific deterrence
Aimed at everyone to prevent anyone to commit crime
General deterrence
Crime is a product of daily activities influenced by a number of factor that become motivation behind crime
Routine activities theory
Things that are valuable
Suitable target
Objects are individual capable of protecting the target
Guardians
Who is the proponent of the neoclassical theory
Gabriele tarde a french sociologist
Study of mind and brain
Phrenology
