The ______ emerged out of a focus on the scientific method and involved a data-driven approach to understanding criminal behavior.

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The positivist approach to criminology emerged out of a focus on the scientific method and involved a data-driven approach to understanding criminal behavior. Positivists rejected the classical school's emphasis on free will and focused on internal and external factors that may contribute to criminal behavior. Interactionist and deterministic approaches are not related to the scientific method or data-driven analysis of criminal behavior.

The ______ Emerged Out of a Focus on the Scientific