physiological theories

Question 1

what did Lombroso believe criminals had (physical features)

Answer 1

• large jaw
• high cheekbones
• long arms
• large ears

Question 2

explain lombroso’s findings

Answer 2

examined features of 383 dead criminals and 3839 living ones and found that 40% of criminal acts could be account for atavistic characteristics (so ancient features or ancestral)

Question 3

which crimes are associated with certain features

Answer 3

murderers would have bloodshot eyes and curly hair

sex offenders had thick lips and protruding ears

Question 4

what features other than physical ones did Lombroso claim criminals had

Answer 4

insensitivity to pain, use of criminal slang, tattoos and unemployment

Question 5

outline china study that supports Lombroso’s theory

Answer 5

ID photos of 1856 Chinese men of half of who have had a previous conviction

• entered artificial intelligence programme
• found it wrongly flagged as criminal 6% of the time but correctly identified 83% of the time

Question 6

Sheldon’s theory, the three body types?

Answer 6

ENDOmorphic- (fat and soft) sociable and relaxed

ECTOmorphic- (thin and fragile) introverted and retrained

MESOmorphic- (muscular and hard) aggressive and adventurous

Question 7

explain findings of Sheldon’s correlational research comparing criminals to college students

Answer 7

criminals had a high average of mesamorphy rating than college students (4.6-3.8 out of 7)