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Classical Criminology and Human Nature

misdirection. While some tion to criminal behavior

claims hide behind an ar- becomes the passageway Opposing views would F
ray of terms, labels and by which illegality is the argue and protest differ- O
“diagnoses”, the scientific result of the typical excus- ently. Nonetheless, swift R

efficacy remains unsub- es. These include poverty, retribution is necessary G
stantial. For the classical family, neighborhood and along an ethical continu- E

adherents however, people abuse. um of moral justification. R
are supremely capable of By reason and logic of Y
exercising the scary notion For the classical perspec- capable capacity, the per-

of volition, or freedom to tive, no one gets away petrator, regardless of high D
choose. with excuses. In fact, standing or communal E

mitigations are virtually connections, is responsible C
The frightening pros- non-concerns. What mat- for every act of malevo- E
pect of accountability in ters is the unlawful behav- lent commission inflicted P

the exercise of free will ior. The classicist asserts upon others. There are no T
troubles many theorists. that everyone is free to exceptions, particularly as I

As a result, the multi- make choices, regard- pertains to wealth, power O
faceted U.S. “criminal less of personal circum- and political connections. N
justice systems”, reflect stances, which challenges Especially, in those cases

many influences from both the “positivism” of the of defendant affluence, the L
schools of thought. At the deterministic conceptions upper reaches of oligarchy I

beginning, the process of culpability. As to per- receive no special dispen- E
to investigate and arrest, haps thirty other “schools sation as to occupancy S
prosecute and sentence is of thought”, that consid- in a penal facility. Of all

primarily from a classical ers a person “hardwired”, groups of criminals, the
model, strongly supported “predestined”, exception- rich should share the same

by evidence-based proce- ally influenced by prior accommodations along-
dures. In the next, phases, “causes”, such as “mental side the not so wealthy.
post-sentencing, so called illness”, is not within the

correctional facilities socio-economic frame- For every human, irre-
become predisposed to work of the classic view spective of academic allu-

“rehabilitation” leanings. of criminality. Personal sion, social rank, or
Misbehavior, in terms of responsibility is of im- theoretical speculation,
criminality, is the result mediate consideration and intends any given ac-

of other causes external to eventual sanction by cer- tion based upon the self-
the criminal. Predisposi- tainty of punishment. interests of a personal

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