1. The Schools of Criminology
... of punishments. Beccaria's theory was that in order for punishment to be effective, it must be public, prompt, necessary, the least possible in the given circumstances, proportionate and dictated by law. The classical school has several different elements: 1) people have free will to choose criminal or lawful solutions to meet their needs or settle problems. 2) crime may be controlled by the ... are reasonable and free, due to this in a democratic society people would refrain from crime and preserve the social order and conduct. The main difference of the two schools is how classical an...
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