Term 2 Lecture 2- Positivist School Flashcards
What are the key readings
What is important in positivism?
Science and data to understand human behaviour
Why was classicism failing?
As it presents a rational image of human nature
It views crime as a product of free will
It assumes and relies on a fair and just society
Why was there changes in society?
Due to the industrial revolution
What did the industrial revolution cause?
Shift from agricultural labour to mass production
Why was the slave trade justified?
On the basis of biological supremacy through Darwinism
Why was crime more common and visible?
As open spaces developed more
What occured from the industrial revolution?
Growth of technology and science
A need to ascertain social order
What did positivism intend on doing?
Replace classicism so there is a new hegomonic way of thinking aboutcrime
What does positivism challenge?
Free will
What does the positivism theory think about why crime occurs, about the offender, the response to crime, how it can be prevented and what the CJS should be?
Crime is pathological behaviour
The offender is predisposed
The response should be treatment
To prevent there should be treatment
The CJS should be scientific
What does the classicism theory think about why crime occurs, about the offender, the response to crime, how it can be prevented and what the CJS should be?
Crime is done through rational choice
The offender offends as it is voluntary
The response should be punishment
To prevent there should be a deterrence
The CJS should be legal/philosophical
