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In this article, the writer takes a look at classical and positivist criminology. The writer discusses the theories, their key assumptions, their attribution of causal factors and approach to addressing crime of both of these concepts.

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"Two of the most prominent schools of criminology include classical thinking and the positivist perspective. Each school of thought operates on very different precepts, which provide the basis for the line researchers will take in examining the problem of crime."

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