Criminology - Midterm Review
Part I: Two Schools of Criminological Thought
I.
Classical School of Thought – Age of Reason
a. Cesare Beccaria / Jeremy Bentham
i. Deterrence
ii. Rational Actors
iii. Swift, Certain, Proportional
iv. Utilitarianism
II.
Positivist School of Thought – Age of Science
a. Internal Factors (Trait Theory)
i. Biological
1. Cesare Lombroso
a. Born Criminal
2. Contemporary Examples
ii. Psychological
1. Sigmund Freud
a. Id, Ego, Superego
b. External Factors
i. Sociological
1. General Sociology
a. Emile Durkheim
i. Collective Consciousness
ii. Norms and Values
b. Karl Marx
i. Class Consciousness
ii. Bourgeois & Proletariat
c. Max Weber
i. Types of Domination
Part II: Criminological Theories
III.
Social Structure Theories
a. Cultural Conflict Theory
i. Connected to Marx
ii. Contemporary Examples
b. Anomie and Strain Theories
i. Emile Durkheim - Anomie Theory
ii. Robert Merton – Anomie Theory
iii. Robert Agnew – Strain Theory
c. Social Disorganization Theory
IV.
Social Process Theories
a. Differential Association / Social Learning Theory
b. Labeling Theory
c. Social Control / Social Bond Theory
General
V.
Key Terms and Concepts
a. Criminology
b. Criminal Justice
c. Empirical Evidence
d. Scientific Method
e. Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research
f. Objective vs. Subjective
g. Recidivism
h. Reintegration
VI.
Films
a. Mommy Dead and Dearest
b. 13th