Introduction to Criminological Theory - Classicism and Positivism

Classicism: 

• Beccaria, Bentham and Howard
• "Rejection of spiritualist explanations and associated inhumane punishment" 
• Thomas Hobbes - "War of each against all" (Hobbes, 1968) 
• Utilitarianism
• 7 key principles
  1) Define Crime
  2) No use of discretion 
  3) Based on seriousness
  4) Proportionality
  5) Prompt punishment
  6) Certainty of punishment
  7) Publicised laws
• Bentham - Panoptican (18th century) 
• Just Desert Theory and Rational choice theory (see flash cards) 
• Enlightenment
• Criminal…