CRMN 2850U Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Actus Reus, Demon, Deterrence Theory
12 Feb 2018
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Week 3- the classical school and early criminological thought. Preventing these = exorcism was common, surgeries (break open skull: common belief. Criminal activity caused by full moon (destructive influence) Full moon: more opportunity, why, more light, more people out. Middle ages: (cid:862)e(cid:448)il spirits(cid:863, harsh punishments, common punishments: beheading, torture, being burned at the stake. The age of enlightenment: thomas hobbes, social contract: If you follow rules = will be provided protection: emphasis on: Right to (cid:862)life, li(cid:271)ert(cid:455) a(cid:374)d happi(cid:374)ess(cid:863: 2 important concepts, human beings are rational, human beings have free will. These concepts have significant implications for criminology. The classical school: foundation of theorizing: enlightenment philosophers, origin: on crimes and punishments (1764, cesare bonesana, marchese beccaria (1738-1794, published anonymously (later came forward) at age 26. Ideas that beccaria put out on crimes and punishments instantly became popular. Influenced by ideas of enlightened philosophers: during his writing:
