Describe why the classical criminologists sought to reform the criminal justice system of their day, and how their ideas came to influence modern deterrence theory.
Do you believe that deterrence today works as a criminal justice policy? Why or why not?
Describe Cesar Lombroso’s biological positivism. How did Lombroso’s theory influence the eugenics movement? (Obviously, you will need to define and explain eugenics.) What were the problems with both Lombroso’s, and the eugenicists’ perspectives?