In the 19th century criminologists began to move away from the Classical philosophy that assumes crime is the result of free will and began to move toward a more scientific view of human behaviour. The Positivist philosophy assumes that crime is the result of internal or external factors that determine behaviour choices and that criminal behaviour is outside of the control of the individual.

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Which of the two schools of thought is closer to your own theory of crime causation?

Explain why you believe your choice best explains incidents of crime.

Does your choice explain all incidents of crime? Why or why not?

Support your responses with examples.

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Classical vs Positivist School of Criminology In the 18th century the Classical School of Criminology emerged This school of thought focused on the idea that crime is a product of free will Individual... View the full answer