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TAKE HOME ACTIVITY NO# 1: FOUR MAJOR SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT IN CRIMINOLOGY

Instructions:

1. Read your hand-out on Development and Goals of Criminology to give you an idea on the four major schools of thought in criminology.

2. Research further on the four major schools of thought in criminology and summarize using the table below.

3. The hard copy of the activity MUST be submitted before the discussion next meeting, however the soft copy of the activity must be uploaded
before midnight of Aug. 13, 2019. Failure to follow instruction score is divided by two. No credit for plagiarized works!

School Proponents Major Premise Strength Weakness Policy Implication/s

(thought) (identify three) (identify three) (identify three)
1. Classical School  Jeremy  The Classical  Routine  There is no  Certainity of
Bentham School of Activities Theory distinct or punishment
 Cesare Becarria Thought was strongly punishments  Severinity of
 Saint Thomas premised on emphasizing sanction punishment
Aquinas the idea that victimization. between first  Swiftness of
people have  Rational offenders and punishment
free will in Choice Theory habitual
making weighing the criminals.
decisions, and benefits of  Sole relying on
that follow8ng the the crime and
punishment Law. ignoring the
can be a  Situational state of mind of
deterrent for Choice Theory the criminal.
crimes, so long an extension of  Inhumane
as the the Rational punishments.
punishment is Choice Theory.
proportional, fits
 the crime, and
carried out
promptly
2. Positivist School  Cesare
Lombroso
 Enrico Ferri
 Rafaele
Garolfalo
3. Neo-classical  Gabriel Tarde  Right realism  The sanity and  Law
School equal insanity of the enforcement
punishments in criminals.  Imprisonment
cases of certain  Ignoring other  Social
psychopathic facts. philosophy in
offenders  They were policy.
treated
differently.
4. Pre-classical School  Hobbes  Crimes and  Doesn’t blame  Inhumane trials  The judgement
 Locke criminals are the criminal but  Performing of God wherein
considered as the demon exorcism for the “ the not guilty”
facts that the possessing the criminals. offender will be
individual was criminal.  Trephination putting
possess of  Doesn’t give where they themselves into
demons or devil punishment break open the a trial upon
thus an instead they criminal’s skull God and the
offender have option to release the country like
commits crime wether to put demons that throwing into
due to the themselves possesses them. fire.
influence of under trial upon  Trial by battle
some external God 12 men. where the fate
power and not  Believe that of the criminal
by their own their is will be decided.
free will. omnipotent  Ordeal an
being. ancient manner
of trial in
criminal cases.