Classical school (criminology)
School of thought in criminology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Classical school (criminology)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
This article is about the classical school of thought in criminology. For the classical school of economic thought, see Classical economics. For other uses, see Classical (disambiguation).
In criminology, the classical school usually refers to the 18th-century work during the Enlightenment by the utilitarian and social-contract philosophers Jeremy Bentham and Cesare Beccaria. Their interests lay in the system of criminal justice and penology and indirectly through the proposition that "man is a calculating animal," in the causes of criminal behavior. The classical school of thought was premised on the idea that people have free will in making decisions, and that punishment can be a deterrent for crime, so long as the punishment is proportional, fits the crime, and is carried out promptly.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2011) |