Classical school of criminology refers to a criminological perspective suggesting that (1) people have free will to choose criminal or conventional behavior; (2) people choose to commit crime for reasons of greed or personal need; and (3) crime can be controlled by criminal sanctions, which should be proportionate to the guilt of the perpetrator.
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Classical school of criminology refers to a criminological perspective suggesting that:
(1) people have free will to choose criminal or conventional behavior;.
(2) people choose to commit crime for reasons of greed or personal need; and
(3) crime can be controlled by criminal sanctions, which should be proportionate to the guilt of the perpetrator.
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