Atavistic Form

Question 1

What are the principles of Atavistic Form?

Answer 1

• genetic throwbacks
• primitive sub-species
• lack evolutionary development
• genes
• inevitably turn to crime (genetic)

Question 2

Ativistic characteristics

Answer 2

Narrow sloping brow
Strong prominent jawline
High check bones
Facial asymmetry
Dark skin
Extra toes/nipples

Tattoos, unemployment, criminal slang, insensitivity to pain

Question 3

AO1: Lombroso’s research

Answer 3

To see if genes influence criminality (therefore specific characteristics will be present)
Studied Italian dead and living convicts
For facial and cranial features
40% had ativistic characteristics

Question 5

AO3: contribution to criminology

Answer 5

‘Father of modern criminology’
Shift from moralistic discourse to scientific discourse
More credible

Question 6

AO3: scientific racism

Answer 6

Socially sensitive research
Distinct racial undertones which is found amongst African decent
Uncivilised, primitive and savage lends support of the eugenics philosophies

Question 7

AO3: Goring (1913) - contradictory evidence

Answer 7

Did the same as Lombroso but found no evidence that pffencdershave distinct group of characteristics
Even though he found they did have lower than average intelligence (supports evolutionary lack of development by Lombroso)

Question 8

AO3: poor control

Answer 8

Lombroso had control group to compare findings to. Cause and effect cannot be established

Question 9

AO3: correlation does not equal causation

Answer 9

Other factors such as diet and lifestyle could effect appearance (not due to just genes, but also environmental which Lombroso ignores)