Important People
Developed the differential association theory
One who brings objectivity and method to the study of crime and its consequences
Criminologists
Breaks the criminal law and is liable to public prosecution and punishment
Crime
Studying the nature and cause of victimization
Victimology
Ex: Death, assault
General Intent
Who founded the Classical School of Crim
Cesare Beccaria
Theoretical perspective that suggests people have free will to choose criminal or conventional behaviors
Classical Crim
Implies the failure to do something required by law
Omission
To be guilty of a crime one must be able to form intent knowing the action is wrong/illegal
Considers the offender as a rational being
Classical
Edwin Sutherland
"Lower Class" workers
Proletariat
The accused must prove that they were coerced by someone into committing a crime
Duress
The study of corrections and/or punishment
Penology
The theory that crime is learned and not inherited
Different Association Theory
Best known for the Fraud Triangle Theory
Donald Cressey
Behavior that departs from social norms but isnt always a crime
Deviant Behavior
Implies doing something prohibited by law
Commission
Physical features thought to be throwbacks to earlier stages of human evolution
Atavistic
Looks at the offender's behavior as something determined by their constitution and/or economic condiutions
Positivist
From the Chicago School who studied cities and developed the idea that urban environments and social disorganization influence crime
Clarifies rules/norms, Strengthens Social Unity and Promotes Social Change
Rules Function of Deviance
One who brings objectivity and method of study of crime and its consequences
Criminologists
Mitigation
Conformity, Rebellion, Innovation, Ritualism, Retreatism