The Classical School - an Evaluation
- Created by: EmilyEther
- Created on: 09-01-20 13:20
The Classical School - an Evaluation |
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EvaluationIn summary, the Classical School helped to change the way punishments are made and handed out. Before, judges would give out punishments as they saw fit and these often changed depending on what mood they were in. Upon the introduction of the Classical School, capital and corporal punishments, along with torture were scraped. Punishments were made proportionate to the crime that was committed and were made on the basis of deterring the individual, rather than punishing them. The Classical School also led to the development of the Panopticon, also known as the 'all seeing eye', where good behaviour in prisons was ensured as the architecture of the building ensured that the prisoners never knew then they were being watched or not. However, the Classical School does come with its drawbacks. First of all, it assumes that everyone takes into account the rewards and drawbacks of a crime before they commit it. However, this cannot account for impulsive and badly thought out crimes. Also, there may be biological or psychological reasons that stop people from thinking properly regarding their crime. Secondly, someone may not be aware that the crime they commit requires a punishment. Before, the law was written in latin and may people could not understand it. This means that many people committed a crime without knowing it was such. Thirdly, punishing a crime with interpretation of the context is problematic. For example, the school suggests that someone who steals a loaf of bread for their family should be punished the same as someone who steals it for fun, which morally, is not right. Next, many people may not respond to a crime, meaning that it would be unnecessary to punish them for it, however, this in itself comes with issues. Overall, the Classical School did help to reform the prison and punishment system, but morally, it has a few drawbacks. |
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