Unit 2 AC 2.1 Flashcards
What theory is Lombrosos ?
criminal man
what year was the criminal man theory
1876
who was lombroso?
father of criminology
What was the Lombrosos criminal man research method?
Lombroso observed the facial & cranial features of over 4000 Italian prisoners and compared them to a control group of soldiers.
what was the conclusions from lombrosos criminal man theory
Using this positivist approach, Lombroso concluded that the criminals were physically different. Criminals are a distinct biological class of people that are prone to criminality. Their physical features (& other traits) distinguish them from the general population. Lombroso called these atavistic features (i.e. primitive & heritable).
what is atavism
Atavism: Biological /physiological characteristics from an earlier stage of human evolutionary development that manifest as a tendency to commit crime.
What theory did sheldon come up with?
somatotypes
what year was Sheldons somatotypes
1949
what was Sheldons somatotypes research methods
examined a sample of photographs of delinquents and a control group of college students and rated the participants on a scale of 1(low) -7 for their resemblance to mesomorphic somatotype
what were the conclusions from sheldons somatotypes
there is 3 somatotypes , endomorphic, ectomorphic, mesomorphic. criminality correlates to mesomorphic somatotype, more mesomorphic - more likely to offend
ectomorphic definition
thin and fragile-looking; solitary and restrained in their behaviour, are introverted and restrained.
endomorphic definition
physically fat and soft; relaxed and hedonistic – pleasure-seeking, e.g. food, tend to be sociable and relaxed.
mesomorphic definition
muscular and hard; adventurous tend to be aggressive and adventurous.
