CRIM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Environmental Design, Y Chromosome, Conflict Theories
13 Feb 2017
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The development of criminological theory: criminology: the study of offenders and offending. Prescribe criminal attributes to entire groups: the path from early to modern theories of crime causation (page 27, chart, nonscientific theories: emphasized moral weakness and evil spirits as the cause of criminality. Classical school (earliest systematic attempt):the school of thought that individuals have free will to choose whether to commit crimes. Biological determination: the school of thought that says that crime is caused by a biological or biochemical influence over which the offender has no control. Psychological theories: based on the primary premise that crime is caused by emotions, drives, and mental defects that are often not known to the offender. Sociological school: crime is caused by socioeconomic conditions and social interactions and values. Member of society are responsible for their actions and there are no mitigating circumstances or excuses: he reasoned there was continued crime because the system did not provide for swift, certain, and appropriate punishment.
