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Elite Investigative Journal
Classical Criminology and Human Nature, pg 17-29
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C Classical criminology, when they choose to do “cost-benefit” analyses.
E and its recent expression harm to others. The basis is gain minus

P in rational choice theory, the risk.
T does not cut slack in terms From the arrogant greed

I of excusing, or otherwise of corporate criminal Motivational factors are
O mitigating, counterpro- conspiracies, to the as- complex and reside within
N ductive and maladaptive sassination of a public the intricate thinking pro-
social behaviors. An es- official, the perpetrator is cesses of the individual

L sential component is the self-motived, intentional personality. While an act

I assertion you are respon- and premeditated. The ra- of particular cruelty may
E sible and accountable for tionality of choice means seem “irrational” to the
S your actions. No matter purposeful decision-mak- public, such terroristic
how much you blame ing, especially if you are action is very rational to
others, abuse substances, a terrorist, or others like the instigator. Yet, in the

claim “victimization” or those in the news media reactivity of emotional
invoke the nebulous no- and politicians, who seek self-interests as to “why”

tions of alleged “mental to mitigate that by claims he or she committed the
illness”, classicists remain you have somehow mys- horrific crime, specula-
unmoved. From this his- teriously become “radi- tion devolves to dangerous

toric school of thought, calized”. Criminality and notions for a simplistic
as well as its variations, human behavior in gener- answer. There are no easy

the primary philosophi- al, regardless of the crimi- answers.
cal notion is that people nal typology, from street
are always responsible for crimes to commercial Particularly frustrating are

their behaviors, especially fraud, involve decisive those quick to embrace

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