Mid Term 1 Flashcards
Lombroso measured 54,000 peoples head circumference and ear size.
True
What are the stigmata according to Lombroso who was a biological positivist.
What people had to identify criminals
Stigmata are wounds suffered by criminals in the process of incarceration.
False
The law of saturation has to do with the stable crime rate in specific locations.
True
Biological positivism influenced the Eugenics Movement in America.
True
Trait theory suggests that deviance is due to individual biological and psychological traits.
True
There is no gene that codes for criminal behavior.
True
There are several genes that code for criminal behavior.
False
What type of theories were developed during the classical age?
Plasticity theory
Plasticity theory was first conceived during the age of enlightenment.
False
Monoamine Oxidase is an enzyme related to a higher risk of deviant behavior if the person was raised with bad parenting behavior.
True
Beavers and Belsky studied the relationship between genetics and family environment (parenting).
True
The intellectual heritage of the Chicago school was primarily German and French Scholars.
True
The Chicago school was primarily influenced by biological positivists.
False
A major contribution of the Chicago School was the method of working with case studies and collection of social data.
True
