Troy Duster

Question 1

Atavistic views bullshit, why?

Answer 1

faults: criminals are subjective in definition.

subject data >positivist empirical test>data not objective.

Question 2

myth: genetic perspective

Answer 2

genetic inheritance doesn’t work the way we have been led to believe.

Question 3

there is no one to one correspondence in DNA

Answer 3

no set order of DNA that corresponds to a particular feature.

Question 4

Proof: 40% sickle cell anemia 2 out of 5 cases will have sickle cell anemia
3 out of 5 cases don’t have sickle cell anemia

Answer 4

this is some of the highest correlation facts; way far away from any comparatives to human behavior, which is by far more complex.

Question 5

genetic reason for criminals, or lesbianism is completely false.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

Why would someone do this bogus research?

Answer 6

racist

Question 7

pseudoscientific research used to back what?

Answer 7

racism

Question 8

Lambroso: trying to come up with an excuse for bigotry via the claim of scientific studies

Answer 8

true

Question 9

Did Troy Duster make good arguments against Atavism?

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

Genetic factors is attempt to justify the stigmatization and criminalization of marginalized populations.

Answer 10

true

Question 11

Is anybody studying why sailors are sailors?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

1st problem with pathology of atavism is

Answer 12

subjective input = subjective output

Question 13

2nd Atavist problem is that it clumps all types of offenders

Answer 13

rapist vs tager: in other words, unrelated criminal behavior into only one type of criminal.

Question 14

3rd. problem Definition of crime

Answer 14

is the problem because who is and who is not a criminal

Question 15

What is wrong or the problem with these studies is that the data is?

Answer 15

selected enforcement; groups are targeted in criminalization (black & latino)

Question 16

Atavist only study a group of people who are incarcerated VS criminals who are not in jail

Answer 16

Error with Pathology research

Question 17

Atavist don’t take into account that management handles selective enforcement of groups which then makes Atavist scientific studies unreliable.

Answer 17

true; its tainted evidence.

Question 18

Genetic theories have a fallacious (mistaken belief) assumption on how genes works.

Answer 18

Assume that genes are comparative to behavior.