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Classical Criminology and Human Nature

deficient the facts are. mate accountability, rests Unfortunately, in an al-

Such divisiveness and fully with the perpetrator. leged modern society and F
condescension happen ev- From corrupt politicians so-called civilized culture, O
ery day, from academia to to Wall Street “gangsters”, which are not the case, R

the courtroom. Irrational premeditation configures counterproductive ac- G
causal connections arise in with malevolent intentions tions insist upon different E

every facet of social inter- to commit illegalities that results. With the varied R
action, as many clamors harm others. A particular schools of thought perpe- Y
to justify nebulous notions school of thought can ar- trated by various pseudo-

claiming to answer com- gue a certain philosophical science, the probability of D
plex behavioral questions. perspective to mitigate, change and transformation E

Often overlooked is the excuse or otherwise ratio- of humankind is likely too C
ethical responsibility of nalize the limited culpabil- late. The illusions fostered E
the individual adherent ity. by non-scientific instiga- P

for implementing honest, tions in egregious fallacies T
straightforward evidence- However, in the end, the of inference, contravene I

based strategies in prob- absence of sure, swift and stifle productive coun- O
lem-solving processes. and certain punishment, termeasures for realistic N
For the classical crimi- regardless of socio- appraisals of human ma-

nologist, from the non- economic status, politi- levolence. L
deterministic viewpoint cal connections, alleged I

presented here, it is not “mental illness”, or as- Criminals come in all E
the environment, fam- sorted excuses, hastens the sizes, shapes and severity S
ily conditions, society, regression of the human of harm they inflict. They

community and so forth, species. In furtherance of corporatists who exploit
which are definitive pre- social decay, a devolving the economic system, and

cursor factors causing society bent on extinction politicians who abuse the
criminal behavior. Every- collectively rationalizes political systems they ma-
one makes choices and any possibility for aber- nipulate. Their ranks span

determines their eventual rant behavior. Every effort a spectrum of self-indul-
behavioral responses. It to ensure the criminal’s gent hedonistic armed rob-

does not matter whether responsibility, and sub- bers, to greedy telemarket-
corporate pirate or in- sequent incapacitation, ers who fled the mail and
ternational terrorist and remain essential to safe- internet with hideous ad-

everything in between, guarding societal stability. vertisements. The scope,
responsibility, and ulti- extent and nature of their

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