study of crime was born and criminology spread
As the study of crime was born and criminology spread; many questions began to emerge. ... How can crime be controlled? ... Both schools set out to study criminals and there motivations to break the law. ... The Positivist school taught that man could be predisposed to crime and the ability to make decisions hindered by forces out of there control. The classical approach to crime was quite simple. ... Therefore the best way to control crime would be to make the consequences of breaking law outweigh the rewards of breaking the law. In order to deter crime the fear of punishment must be instilled in all people. ... Classical criminology also taught that punishment should be imposed to punish the act not the person committing the act.