Summary Southern New Hampshire University CJ 340 Classical Theory has been influencing crimina

Southern New Hampshire University CJ 340 Classical Theory has been influencing criminal justice practices for several decades. The Classical Theory can be seen in use in the courts system when looking at sentencing policies. Classical theorists believe that a criminal commits crime out of choice, meaning that anyone can commit a crime making the œkey to solving the crime problem is to have a strong system of formal social control (Byrne, 2016). This system within the classical theory goes to reduce delinquency via its influences on sentencing. An example of such a deterrent in our current society are the sentencing laws practiced across the nation. In An Examination of the Impact of Criminological Theory on Community Corrections Practice it is stated that, œdeveloping a system of ˜sentencing in which the punishment outweighs the (benefit of the) crime, and ( 2) ensuring both puni