Revises old theories and develop new ones based on continuing research

It attempts to explain what is happening

Is a statement that explains the relationship between abstract concepts in a meaningful way.

Refers to how harsh the punishment for a crime will be. In classical criminology, it is important to remember that a punishment must fit the crime.

It is a method of working out the sum total of pleasure and pain produced by an act, and thus the total value of its consequences

He claimed that criminals are distinguishable from non-criminals due to the presence of atavistic stigmata and crimes committed by those who are born with certain recognizable heredity traits.

This is a statement that is accepted as true without proof and without necessarily being self – evident.

A set of statements devised to explain behavior, events or phenomenon, especially one that has been repeatedly tested and widely accepted.

The proponents of this school argued that crime must be explained through the use of ideas and interpretations of objects and events and the interrelation with the existing world.

• Naturalistic School

• Chicago School

• Cartographic School

• Positivist School

According to Lambroso, they are those who became criminals because of some brain defect which affected their ability to understand and differentiate what is right from what is wrong.