3 major crime trends

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This chapter is very important in terms of understanding the development of criminological theory. After reading through this week’s material, please meticulously answer the follwing discussion questions:
Briefly describe neoclassical explanations of how crime can be explained.
What did society attribute crime to prior to that (review the “from theorology to science section”).
How did the enlightenment period influence this way of thinking?

What is utilitarianism?

Positivism also played an important role in the ways that society thought about human behavior. How?

What exactly is the neoclassical perspective of criminality?
Please give examples of these theories