- Laws should work to benefit the most people
- Panopticon- inspection house- a prison with a central guard tower surrounded by cells around the outside walls of the building which allowed for the prison workers to see everyone at once. When attempted to be built it needed serious modification

Other Contributions from Jeremy Bentham

- The Hendonistic Principle that individuals think rationally by attmepting to maximize their pleasure and minimize their pain whether their action is illegal or not 

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- People choose to rationally commit crime through their free will by measuring the pain vs pleasure created from their action
- Two main contributors: Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham

Classical Criminology

Hagan, F. E., &amp; Daigle, L. E. Introduction to criminology theories, methods, and criminal behavior. 97953_Chapter_5_Early_and_Classical. SAGE. https://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/97953_Chapter_5_Early_and_Classical_Criminological_Theories.pdf. 

Introduction to Criminology Theories, Methods and Criminal Behavior

- Authority (government, legislatures, kings) had too much power in granting punishment when crimes were committed (Death penalty and torture were abused)
- Laws/Punishment are not a deterrent if the populace are not aware of them
- Need reforms to the criminal justice system
- Introduced Rational Choice Theory into Criminology

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