Explain and describe how different forms of positivism explain delinquency .

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Lesson 2: Individual and Social Structural Causes
Chapter 3: Individual Causes of Delinquency
1. Describe the concept of rationality of crime (3-4 sentences). Explain and describe 1 limitation to the concept of rationality (2-3 sentences).
2. Explain and describe how different forms of positivism explain delinquency (4-5 sentences).
3. Discuss the impact that Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham had on the development of rational choice theory (7-8 sentences).
4. Compare and contrast twin and adoption studies (1 paragraph; 7-8 sentences).
5. Describe the core principle of the classical school (2-3 sentences). Explain and describe the philosophies of the key players of the Classical School of Criminology: Montesquieu, Beccaria, and Bentham (1 paragraph; 7-8 sentences).
6. Describe the process in which Freud theorized how a person could become delinquent (1 paragraph). Identify the concepts and elements of his theory (2 paragraphs; 7-8 sentences each).
7. Compare and contrast three developmental studies of delinquency: the Dunedin Study, the Montreal Study, and the Cambridge (2 paragraphs; 7-8 sentences each).

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