CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Natural And Legal Rights, Enone, Protestant Work Ethic
19 May 2016
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Classical theorists believe that offenders make choices about committing crimes based on the anticipated rewards. They also believe that individuals will decide not to commit crimes when the risks are too high or the rewards are not adequate. Shift from feudalism (monarchy, lords of land etc) to capitalism (modern nation state, beginning of democracy). Protestant reformation had taken place (people were now free thinkers, not puppets of god) Protestant work ethic (people believed that if they worked hard would be saved in the afterlife). Industrial revolution 1750-1850 (in the past everything was created by man and the land. Now with the industrial revolution, machines produce the goods and they are operated by man. Less focus on land and more focus on factories). Intellectual context of the 18 th century (1650-1800) Reason is idealized (which challenges the belief that god controlled human behavior). Doctrine of free will and rationality (now people believe that individuals have free will and can make choices.
