Hard Determinism And Neoclassical Criminology

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Enlightenment also known as the Age of Reason, was a European movement that was built upon ideas like natural law, rationality and free will. This movement inspired the possession of a fundamental freedom of choice, free will and rational thought was recognized as the linchpins of all significant human activity (Schmalleger) . It was within this movement that the Classical School developed, leading to believe that crime is the exercise of free will and that punishment should be about preventing future crimes from being committed. This classical school gave way to other approaches such as positivism, hard determinism and eventually neoclassical criminology. Neoclassical criminology is the resurgence of classical ideas (free will, rationalism,