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Biological Evaluations Flashcards

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Advantage to Lombroso

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Gave criminology scientific credibility

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Advantage to Lombroso

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Research led to criminal profiling

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Advantage to Lombroso

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Goring (1913) - lower intelligence in convicts, supported lombroso theory

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DisAdvantage to Lombroso

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Deterministic ( features does not equal criminal)

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DisAdvantage to Lombroso

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Disfigurements are not inherited, but can affect facial look (not reliable)

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DisAdvantage to Lombroso

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Scientific racism (western bias)

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Advantage to sheldon

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Use of control group supported his jdeas

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Advantage to sheldon

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Gluek & gluek (1965) found that 60% of delinquent sample were mesomorphs (30% of non delinquent sample)

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Disadvantage of sheldon

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Somatotypes can change

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Disadvantage of sheldon

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He only studied males (lacks credibility for women)

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Advantages of twin studies

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Natural occurring variable

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Advantages of twin studies

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Christiansen (1977) supports link between criminality and twins

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Disadvantages of twin

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Small sample size may not be representative

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Disadvantage of twin

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If twins share an environment, criminality could easily be caused by another factor

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Advantage of adoption

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Studies show there is a correlation between adopted kids and their biological parents

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16
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Advantage of adoption

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As environments are different, it is easy to see where their behaviour is inherited from

17
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Advantage of xyy

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Jacobs et al found xyy men over represented in prisons (1965)

18
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Advantage of xyy

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Adler et al found link between genes and violence

19
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Disadvantage of xyy

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Genetic abnormalities are common; don’t explain aggression

20
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Disadvantage of xyy

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1984 study found no link between aggression and xyy men

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