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Why Not Commit Crime?. “One day men will look back and say, I gave birth to the twentieth century.” - Jack the Ripper. Classical Theory . Late 18 th century most European countries had very arbitrary laws and guidelines.
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Why Not Commit Crime? “One day men will look back and say, I gave birth to the twentieth century.” - Jack the Ripper
Classical Theory Late 18th century most European countries had very arbitrary laws and guidelines. Confessions by torture were common, could be arrested for doing something you didn’t even know was a crime. Often judges had financial interests in the convictions of the accused. Theory holds that people will commit crimes unless they believe that the potential punishment outweighs the benefits from committing the crime.
Rational Choice Theory “When I was a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.” - I Corinthians 13:11 Rational: Consistent with or based on reason; logical. Rational Choice Theory: By saying that a decision to commit crime is rational, rational choice theorists are NOT saying the decision is smart. In reality, rational decisions to commit crimes are likely based on faulty values and bad judgments, but they are, nonetheless, decisions made after weighing risks and rewards.
History of Punishment • Stocks and Pillories • Public Humiliation • Whipping • Tarring and Feathering • Burning at the Stake • Hanging, Drawing, and Quartering
