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Criminology
Alyssa Elligson
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Significance of social context all theorists, are affected by social, political, economic & historical circumstances
Positivist School notion of criminality as an inherited (genetic) propensity
Chicago School view criminality as a product of the social environment was shaped by the rapid urbanization that took place late 1800s and early 1900s
Classical School of Criminology recommendations regarding the need for due process, the use of imprisonment as punishment, limitations on the severity of punishment (Baron de Montesquieu, Cesare Beccaria, Jeremy Bentham)
Utilitarianism the actions of governments & individuals should be measured in terms of their utility (how much pleasure the bring & how people benefit)
Positivist School Cesare Lombroso, Raffaele Garonfalo, Enrico Ferri (scientific method to the use of society, including the study of crime & criminals)
Cesare Lombrosos Atavistic Man Atavism: notion that criminals are less evolved than "normal" humans (degenerate, evolutionary throwbacks)
Enrico Ferri "the born criminal" -also acknowledged the influence of age, gender, ethnicity & social class on criminality
Raffaele Garonfalo focused on "social defence" and "natural crimes" -argued for abolition of juries (claiming judges are better at making decisions than general public) -criticized for their support of Eugenics
Conflict Theory society & its laws & legal system are rooted in social, political & economic conflict

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