CJ ST 240 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Actus Reus, Mens Rea, List Of Countries By Intentional Homicide Rate
25 Nov 2016
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*2009 report: states w/ the death penalty have consistently higher murder rates than state w/o the death penalty. Deterrence theory: theory of crime associated w/ the classical school; proposed that individuals will make rational decisions regarding their behavior. Age of enlightenment: period of late 17th to 18th century in which philosophers and scholars began to emphasize the rights of individuals in society. Classical school: model of crime that assumes crime occurs after a rational individual mentally weights the potential good and bad consequences of crime and then makes a decision about whether to engage in a given behavior. Pre-classical perspectives of crime and punishment spirits were making people engage in violent behavior criminal activity when the moon is full. Exorcism was one form of dealing w/ criminal behavior. Most common belief of primitive culture: the moon, in the fullest state, was a trigger for. Criminal activities was caused by other supernatural or religious factors or the devil/evil.
