Biological explanations of offending behaviour: A historical approach

Question 1

Historical approach - Atavistic form

Answer 1

An explanation of criminal behaviour, suggesting that certain individuals are born with a criminal personality and this innate personality is a throwback to earlier primate forms

Question 2

Historical approach - Empirical evidence

Answer 2

Lombroso based his theory on his own research using post-mortem examinations of criminals and studying the faces of living criminals. He made measurements of skulls and other physiological