Criminal Behavior Study

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What did the Positive School, or The Italian School, believe about individual responsibility in relation to crime?

Individuals are not responsible for their criminal acts and should not be punished. (correct)

Individuals are fully responsible for their criminal acts and should be punished accordingly.

Individual responsibility depends on the severity of the crime committed.

Individuals are partially responsible for their criminal acts and should undergo rehabilitation.

According to Lombroso, what are the three great classes of criminals?

Genetically modified criminals, mentally ill criminals, and socially influenced criminals.

Born criminals, insane criminals, and criminaloids. (correct)

Born offenders, white-collar criminals, and juvenile delinquents.

Naturally born criminals, environmentally influenced criminals, and physically stigmatized criminals.

How did the Positive School view crimes committed by individuals according to their doctrine?

As a result of the individual's free moral agency.

As unnatural acts that need to be eradicated through punishment.

As a direct consequence of genetic predispositions.

As natural phenomena that should not be punished. (correct)

What did Ferri emphasize when it came to understanding criminal behavior?

The importance of psychological factors in contributing to criminal conduct. Signup and view all the answers

What did the Positive School believe about the concept of individual punishment for criminal behavior?

Criminals should not face any form of punishment for their actions. Signup and view all the answers

According to Garofalo's beliefs, how does he view the criminal?

As a product of psychological equivalents to stigma Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis for Garofalo's idea of 'moral anomalies' in relation to criminal behavior?

Psychological equivalents to stigma Signup and view all the answers

How does Garofalo describe natural crimes in societies?

They exist in all societies regardless of legal views Signup and view all the answers

What method of punishment does Garofalo propose for 'professional criminals'?

Life imprisonment or transportation to a penal colony Signup and view all the answers

Which school of thought focuses on studying the offender rather than the crime itself?

Modern Clinical School Signup and view all the answers

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What did the Positive School, or The Italian School, believe about individual responsibility in relation to crime?

According to Lombroso, what are the three great classes of criminals?

How did the Positive School view crimes committed by individuals according to their doctrine?

What did Ferri emphasize when it came to understanding criminal behavior?

What did the Positive School believe about the concept of individual punishment for criminal behavior?

According to Garofalo's beliefs, how does he view the criminal?

What is the basis for Garofalo's idea of 'moral anomalies' in relation to criminal behavior?

How does Garofalo describe natural crimes in societies?

What method of punishment does Garofalo propose for 'professional criminals'?

Which school of thought focuses on studying the offender rather than the crime itself?

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