Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 552 Ferri, Enrico 1856 1929 Ferri, Enrique The Positive School of Criminology Three Lectures Given at the University of Naples, Italy on April 22, 23 and 24, 1901 Produced by Afra Ullah and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Positive School of Criminology" by Enrico Ferri is a scientific publication likely written in the early 20th century. The text introduces the emerging field of positive criminology, emphasizing the need for a scientific understanding of criminality that goes beyond classical theories, which treated crime primarily as a moral failing. Ferri seeks to explore the sociological and psychological roots of crime, advocating for a fresh approach to the criminal justice system that considers environmental and biological influences on criminal behavior. The opening portion of the lectures reveals Ferri’s deep commitment to disseminating scientific knowledge about crime and its causes. He highlights a stark contrast between the successes of natural sciences in addressing health issues and the growing moral diseases represented by increasing crime rates. Ferri critiques the classical school of criminology for its narrow focus on legal definitions and moral guilt, positing instead that crime is shaped by a combination of anthropological, social, and environmental factors. He expresses the belief that addressing these underlying causes will lead to more humane and effective remedies for crime, ultimately transforming the penal system into one focused on social welfare rather than retribution. The lectures set the stage for a thorough exploration of how criminology can evolve into a discipline that seeks to understand and mitigate the roots of criminal behavior rather than simply punishing it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Criminal anthropology HV Text Crime Nonfiction Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Law & Criminology Category: Sociology 179359 2025-08-05T04:02:06.692550 text/html 154616 2024-10-28T17:53:29 text/html 134126 2025-08-05T04:02:11.940029 application/epub+zip 136273 2025-08-05T04:02:09.335521 application/epub+zip 126419 2025-08-05T04:02:08.307485 application/epub+zip 239387 2025-08-05T04:02:14.028051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226022 2025-08-05T04:02:11.339999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223028 2022-09-05T08:34:49.801503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163684 2025-08-05T04:02:06.265513 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143873 2024-10-28T17:53:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16959 2025-08-05T04:02:14.160947 application/rdf+xml 11251 2025-08-05T04:02:08.802494 image/jpeg 2812 2025-08-05T04:02:08.556478 image/jpeg 132822 2025-08-05T04:02:06.708514 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia