Paragraph 1 - biological determinism

Question 1

Lombroso

Answer 1

1970s

Question 2

atavistic form theory

Answer 2

there is a distinct biological class of people that are prone to criminality as they exhibit atavistic/primitive features - pronounced jawlines and heavy brows

Question 3

theory based on

Answer 3

examined measurements and features of 4000 criminals and 400 dead criminals

Question 4

criticism

Answer 4

outdated, no non-criminal control groups were used to establish whether the atavistic features only belonged to the criminal population

Question 5

over time Lombroso…

Answer 5

came to believe that 1/3 of criminality was attributable to atavistic features - rest environmental factors i.e. poverty