biological theories of crime

Frage	Antworten
what is lombroso's theory?	biological traits of an individual that deem them as criminal or not
list some of the traits	unusual sized head, strange eyes, extended jaw, dark skin, nose curled up or beaked
why aren't his theories valid today?	seen as racist, eliminate other criminals
whose theory goes against Lombrosos?	Goring and he proved him wrong
what was Gorings experiment?	compared 3000 non criminals and 3000 criminals = found that only a small group of the 3000 criminals matched lombrosos theory
what is the samtotype theory?	William Sheldon's theory based on the body type, which referred to whether you are a criminal or not
name the 3 body types	endomorph ectomorph mesomorph
explain the 3 body types	endomorph- fat and soft ectomorph- thin and fragile mesomorph- muscular and hard
who were the criminals based on the samatotype theory	the mesomorph
what biological factors can influence someone into crime?	drug use, brain damage, hormones, gender, genes, pathology, neurology

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