Classical Criminology


	Theory	Strengths
	Dates back from the start of the Enlightenment BECCARIA He listed a number of rules that he believed the law should follow including no excessive punishment and clear law and punishments BENTHAM Humans want pleasure and try to avoid pain Both writers reject the death penalty Punishment and its outcomes should be negative according to BENTHAM Panopticon	Lead to the discontinuation of capital punishment Our due process model of CJS Deterrence ideals
	Keywords and References	Weaknesses
	Panopticon Deterrence NEWBURN, T. (2013) Criminology. 2nd Ed. Oxon: Routledge.	If we all act rationally then why do those in lower social classes end up in the CJS more

Dates back from the start of the Enlightenment
BECCARIA
He listed a number of rules that he believed the law should follow including no excessive punishment and clear law and punishments
BENTHAM
Humans want pleasure and try to avoid pain
Both writers reject the death penalty
Punishment and its outcomes should be negative according to BENTHAM
Panopticon

If we all act rationally then why do those in lower social classes end up in the CJS more

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