SOC 3710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Physiognomy, Cesare Lombroso, Cesare Beccaria
21 Mar 2017
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Thomas bernard: cycle of juvenile justice: cycle of juvenile justice: start with problem/crime -> enact law -> decrease in criminal behaviour, problem with this -> immediately after enact law; law is not perfect - Importance of evil and witchcraft -> church had power over crime: those liable for labelling as witches -> witchcraft: an explanation in terms of. London legal system to be more democratic: wanted reformation of the laws he saw in london -> wanted the. Jeremy bentham: (1748 1832: book: (cid:498)principles of morals and legislation(cid:499, bentham"s assumptions, ex: if poor, can"t pay debts so go to jail, maximizing the greatest good for the greatest number believed in. 365-degree surveillance -> circle jail with 1 watchtower in the middle that could see into all the cells. Psychoanalysis: (freud et. al. ) desire (hungry, tired, thirsty: explains types of ways crime is connected to child"s development/upbringing.
