Learning Objectives

6.1 Describe pre-classical perspectives on crime and punishment.
6.2 Identify classical school views on crime and deterrence.
6.3 Contrast the positivist approach of Lombroso with the classical approach to theorizing crime.
6.4 Summarize the structural explanations of positivist criminologists like Guerry and Quetelet.
6.5 Describe the contributions of Du Bois to contemporary criminology.