Positive criminology is based off objective methods that are scientific in nature. Positive criminology posits that criminals are different than the non-criminal population and that these characteristics increase the likely hood of becoming a criminal, thus leaving people with little control over their actions. In the nineteenth century, Cesare Lombroso used Darwin’s theory of evolution to explain that criminals were atavistic and born criminal. Body type theories believed that physical appearance and temperament are intertwined, whereas hereditary factors that cause criminal behavior have the ability to change over time due to our environment. Positive criminologists believe in-order to prevent crime the underlying cause must be treated or eliminated. The underlying cause maybe biologically or environmental in that the nervous system fails to function at optimal levels due to genetic or chemical imbalance. The positivist focused more on the internal aspect of why we do the things we do or crime
Positive criminology is based off objective methods that are scientific in nature. Positive criminology posits that criminals are different than the non-criminal population and that these characteristics increase the likely hood of becoming a criminal, thus leaving people with little control over their actions. In the nineteenth century, Cesare Lombroso used Darwin’s theory of evolution to explain that criminals were atavistic and born criminal. Body type theories believed that physical appearance and temperament are intertwined, whereas hereditary factors that cause criminal behavior have the ability to change over time due to our environment. Positive criminologists believe in-order to prevent crime the underlying cause must be treated or eliminated. The underlying cause maybe biologically or environmental in that the nervous system fails to function at optimal levels due to genetic or chemical imbalance. The positivist focused more on the internal aspect of why we do the things we do or crime