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Neo-Classical School - Group 2
Neo-Classical School - Group 2
Neo-Classical School - Group 2
1. YGOLOHTAP 1. PATHOLOGY
2. INSANITY
2. NITYINAS 3. INCOMPETENCE
3. PINCEETMOCNI 4. PERPETRATORS
5. FREE WILL
4. PRETROSEPTAR
5. EREF LIWL
WHAT IS NEO-CLASSICAL THEORY?
Gabriel Tarde
• Crime is a result of many conditions that have ultimately influenced
on the perpetrators to commit it. Representative of neoclassical
criminology theory, Gabriel Tarde published the book "Penal
philosophy" in 1890. Gabriel Tarde was a French sociologist and
founder of neoclassical criminology school.
In his book, Tarde criticizes classical and positivist
criminology and takes the best from both criminology.
Neoclassical criminology theory considers age, gender
and social class of the perpetrators. The perpetrators
are people who think, feel, act and criminal behavior is
learned within groups by imitation and identification.
WHAT DOES THIS THEORY MODIFIES?
This theory modified the doctrine of free will by stating that free will
of men may be affected by other factors and crime is committed due to
some compelling reasons that prevail. These causes are pathology,
incompetence, insanity or any condition that will make it impossible
for the individual to exercise free will entirely. In the study of legal
provisions, this is termed as either mitigating or exempting
circumstances.
REFERENCE:
• http://crime-study.blogspot.com/2011/05/neoclassical-crime-
theory.html