BIOLOGICAL THEORIES

Question 1

lombroso strength

Answer 1

first person to stufy from scientific perspective rather than moral/religious
first to use objective measurements to gather evidence and try investigate scientific method for observing criminality
Garland 1994 said lombroso responsible for giving criminology scientific credibility

research showed importance of examining historical records of criminals to try identify common themes rather than a simple choice by offender
argue that crime isnt a free choice helped focus on how crime can be prevented rather than focusing on retrospective punishment
Goring found all convicts had same low order intelligence so argued as that is genetic, there must be a genetic base to criminality