Judge Kayla Hamm hears a civil case about alleged sexual harassment. Judge Hamm strongly feels like the Defendant should be held liable because his behavior is morally reprehensible but sets aside her personal feeling and defers to the language of statutes and case precedents. Upon reading the statutes and case law she feels that the laws are unfair, however, based on that language she does not find that the Plaintiff has proven her case and finds for the Defendant. Judge Hamm's final decision is an example of which school of thought

The Positivist School of thought is a school of thought which studies the behavioral patterns of criminals. This school of thought was developed by Cesare Lombroso. This school of thought helps to understand what makes the criminal violate the moral laws and commit crime.

The Positivisit School of Thought helps to understand motivations of the criminal based on three categories: biological, social, and psychological. After studying this, it helps to determine what should be done with criminal.

In the given scenario, Judgge Kayla Hamm has based her decision on the Positivist school of thought. Due to lack of any evidencee against the Defendant, he/she can not be punished.