chapter 6 Flashcards
Genders Convicted of Homicide, which region is this: Men: 96% Women: 4%
Americas (9 Countries)
Genders Convicted of Homicide, which region is this: Men: 95% Women: 5%
Asia (12 countries) & Global (53 countries)
Genders Convicted of Homicide, which region is this: Men: 92% Women: 8%
Europe (28 countries)
what does this define: a theory that studies of the shape of the head to determine anatomical correlates of human behaviour, (also called craniology)
phrenology
a European anatomist ___ proposed phrenology
Frans Joseph gall
What is this: A twin who develops from the same egg and who carries virtually the same genetic material (Identical twins)
Monozygotic (MZ) twins
What is this: A twin who develops from a separate ovum and who carries the genetic material shared by siblings (fraternal twins)
Dizygotic (DZ) twins
what are the four theories did Cesare Lombroso create:
- Atavism
- Born Criminal
- Criminaloids
- Criminal Anthropology
Which theory of Cesare Lombroso is this: Criminals are physiological throwbacks to earlier stages of human evolution. implies that criminals are born that way.
Atavism
Which theory of Cesare Lombroso is this: An individual who is born with a genetic predilection toward criminality.
Born Criminal
Which theory of Cesare Lombroso is this: Occasional criminals who are pulled into criminality primarily by environmental influences
Criminaloids
Which theory of Cesare Lombroso is this: The scientific study of the relationship between human physical characteristics and criminality
Criminal Anthropology
what is a complete copy of the entire set of human gene instructions?
Human genome
What is a study linked murder to ___, a medical condition characterized by low blood sugar; Twinkie Defence
Hypoglycemia
Which Body Type is this: soft and round, with digestive viscera that are massive and highly developed, the person is overweight and has a large stomach
endomorph
Which Body Type is this: athletic and muscular with somatic structures that are in the ascendancy. The person has larger bones and considerable muscled extremities, with delicate pipestem bones
Mesomorph
Which Body Type is this: A body type described as thin and fragile, with long, slender, poorly muscled extremities and delicate bones.
Ectomorph
What is this: The application of scientific techniques to the study of crime and criminals
Positivism
Food additives: Hypoglycemia, vitamins, lead, serotonin, testosterone, environmental pollution. could lead to ____
Criminal behaviour
what is “Supermales”: male individuals displaying the __ chromosome structure, 3.5 percent identified as potentially violent and termed a supermale.
XYY Chromosome Structure
What is: the attitudes and behaviours that results from strong feelings of identification with one’s own social group?
Tribalism
