CRIM 1650 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ritualism In The Church Of England, Shield Laws In The United States, Empiricism

• School: York University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 1650
• Professor: Danny O' Rourke- Dicarlo

Document Summary

Rationa decision theory- cri ina act is a choice, cri e is not a sy pto of a. Po icy i p ications: the severity of the cri e needs to be proportionate with the cri e. you need to be caught right away (certainty), tria right away (ce erity), and punish ent ust atch with the severity of the cri e. Neg ecting- socia , po itica and econo ica factors, everyone is different, however treated the sa e. ( otivating factors). Beccaria be ieved that aws ust be: pub ic y avai ab e, c ear y stated, aws need to be enforced constant y. we pursue p easure and avoid pain, and cri e does it for us. The father of bio ogica and psycho ogica cri ino ogy. Everyone is born a cri ina (atavism- so e pp are throwbac"s to ore pri itive ti e)