CRIMINAL LAW V CRIMINOLOGY - A QUESTION OF RESPONSIBILITY

• NCJ Number: 29413
• Journal: FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 44 Issue: 10 Dated: (OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 11-15
• Author(s): C V HASSEL
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

BRIEF ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS BIOLOGICAL, ANTHROPOLOGICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL, AND GENETIC EXPLANATIONS FOR CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, CONCLUDED BY THE AUTHOR'S SUPPORT OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY BASED ON MAN'S FREE WILL AND RATIONALITY.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR BRIEFLY TRACES THE CHANGES IN CRIME CAUSATION THEORY AND CRIMINOLOGICAL REFORM BEGINNING WITH CESARE BECCARIA IN THE MID-18TH CENTURY.