What are the shortcomings of the Classical School? Of neoclassical thinking about crime and crime control?
What will be an ideal response?
Classical and neoclassical concepts have several shortcomings. First, the classical and neoclassical view does not really explain criminal motivation. While the perspective suggests that crime is the result of free will and individual choice, it does not explain how such a choice (for or against criminal activity) is made. In addition, the basis of the Classical School, as outlined by Bentham and Beccaria, lacks any scientific basis. Many modern neoclassical thinkers still defend their views by referring to philosophical ideals, rather than empirical research results.
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a. need b. intermittent punishment c. responsivity d. risk
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a. larger b. smaller c. no different d. None of the above
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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A. offending B. delinquency C. status D. behavior