Lombroso Flashcards
When was Lombroso born?
1835
When did Lombroso become legal professor at Turin
1876
What were Lombroso’s 4 intellectual feats? (relati, medic, blue, trans.
- Relating crime with other
- medical model framed all aspects of his perspective on criminal behavior.
- Blueprints achieved a new way of dealing with deviants.
- Transformation of criminology into a science.
What was the name of Lombroso’s theory
Criminal Anthropology
How could you describe Criminal Anthropology? (comb
Combination of many theories circulating in the 19th century, and the first scientifically study able theory of crime.
What is an Atavist?
A person who reproduces in his person instincts of primal humanity
How did Lombroso explain Atavism? (physical
People with physicals features similar to apes therefore display criminal behavior and savagery because of their relation to the interior species.
Why was Lombroso’s work well received? Con and In
More consistent and in depth than those that came before him.
What did Lombroso conclude through his study? (a var
“a variety of unmistakable sitgma of crime”
When did Lombroso write “Criminal women”
1893.
What did Lombroso conclude about Women and Crime
That women committed less crime because they were an inferior species, 14% of women born criminal.
What was the ultimate cause of crime for Lombroso
Atavism
Lombrosos impact on the justice system? 3 things (Psyc, punis,deem
- Psychatrists and forensic experts used.
- Punishment based on degree of danger P poses to society (incarceration
- Those who were deemed reform able ,were kept out of prison.
Two students of Lombroso’s school F and G
Ferri and Gorofalo
The three led the school and the ideas spread where?
Spread well in UK and Germany, but did not spread well in France.
