Positive School

Positive School

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Positive School


⚫ 19th Century.

• Main exponents- Lombroso, Garofalo and Enrico Ferris.

• Rejected free will theory classical school.


Lombroso theory:


• Person who commits crime is born criminal.


⚫ Biological factors are very much responsible behind

the crime.

• Criminals are less sensitive.


Categorized criminals in three categorise:

1. Born Criminals

2. Insane Criminals

3. Criminoids.


Enrico Ferris Criminals into five categories:


1. Born Criminal.

2. Occasional.

3. Passionate

4. Insance.

5. Habitual.


Garofalo Criminals into four categories:

1. Endemic.

2. Violent

3. Criminals lacking in sentiment of probity.

4. Lustful criminals