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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?

<p>The importance of psychological factors in contributing to criminal conduct. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Criminals should not face any form of punishment for their actions. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>As a product of psychological equivalents to stigma (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Psychological equivalents to stigma (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Garofalo describe natural crimes in societies?

<p>They exist in all societies regardless of legal views (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Life imprisonment or transportation to a penal colony (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Modern Clinical School (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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