Answer to Question #191028 in Sociology for Kenneth Mudau

Question

What are diffences between classical,positivism and chicago schools in criminology.

Answer 1

The major difference between the two theories are that classical school is mainly based on free will and suggests that crime as a choice, whereas positivism criminology argues that crime is not a choice. The positivist school of criminology on the other hand focuses on the offender rather than the offense and uses science rather than philosophy to explain crime