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Atavism =

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biological throwback - BORN CRIMINAL (Lombroso)

2
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Born criminal determined via…

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Physical characteristics (skull size, facial features, etc.)

Primitive natures doom them to violate laws

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For positivists (like Lombroso) key cause of criminality is

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biological

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Assumption that women are…

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naturally inferior to men

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2 categories of women:

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1) bad, primitive, masculine - mainly lesbian [prostitutes NOT criminals]
2) law-abiding, civilised & feminine

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Female offenders have the..

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criminal characteristics of males and worst qualities of women

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‘Female offenders’- failed to find ‘abnormal’ characteristics among majority of female offenders, so… all women are less evolved than men, masculine appearance, they did not reproduce so…

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female criminality is ‘bred out’ of the population

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Also, primitive woman was a…

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prostitute not a criminal