Introduction
This assignment will critically address the criminological theories of classicalism and positivism. The historical background of the theories will provide the analysis of the different scholars and their views on criminology. Some of the aspects of the theories that is evident in the contemporary Irish Criminal Justice such as conscious intent, psychological evaluation, and sentencing. Positivism seems to be looking at the causes of the crimes. While the classicalism looks at the punishment that will be used to deter the criminals. The two theories began in two different eras. The classicalism theory began during the Enlightenment era while the Continue reading...