Theories of Crime Assignment
Answer any two questions (10 points each):
- Fully discuss the classical school of criminology. Include the following points: the major contributors, the assumptions about society, crime, and punishment.
- What are the primary modifications of the classical school made by neoclassical criminology?
- Summarize the importance of Jeremy Bentham’s economic model for classical criminology. Include a discussion of the concepts utilitarianism and the pleasure/pain principle.
Deliverable Length: 3 pages