Flashcards in Atavistic Form Deck (11)
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1
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Historical Approach
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- Lombroso suggested criminals criminals were genetic throwbacks
- primitive sub species
2
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Biological approach
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- offenders seen as lacking evolutionary development
- untamed nature makes it impossible to meet demands of society and would turn to crime
- saw offending behaviour as genetic
3
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Atavistic Form
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- certain charcteristcs would make you look like an offender
- different characteristics linked to different crimes
4
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Cranial characteristics
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- narrow sloping brow
- high cheekbones
- facial asymmetry
5
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non-cranial characteristics
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- extra toes
- extra fingers
- extra nipples
6
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other characteristics
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- insensitivity to pain
- use of slang
- tattoos
- unemployment
7
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murderer characteristics
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- bloodshot eyes
- curly hair
- long ears
8
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sexual deviant characteristics
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- glinting eyes
- swollen fleshy lips
- projecting ears
9
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fraudsters characteristics
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- thin and reedy lips
10
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lombroso’s research
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- examined facial and cranial features of italian convicts
- concluded 40% of criminal acts are committed by people with atavistic characteristics
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Evaluation
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+ caused movement of criminology from moralistic to scientific
- racist - some cultures have features such as dark skin that are seen as ativistic
- contradictory evidence - 3000 offenders and non-offenders have no physical differences
- poor control - confounding variables uncontrolled
- nature vs nurture - Atavistic form is inherited but other factors can cause features
