MIDTERM Flashcards
(36 cards)
-refers to the behavior which is criminal in nature;
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
-a behaviour which violates a law.
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
-It is also refer to conduct of an offender that leads to and including the commission of an unlawful act.
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
person who is convicted by final judgement
CRIMINAL
ORIGINS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
- BIOLOGICAL FACTOR
- PERSONALITY DISORDER FACTOR
- LEARNING FACTOR
-Heredity as a factor implies that criminal acts are unavoidable, inevitable consequences of the bad seed or bad blood.
BIOLOGICAL FACTOR
-It emphasizes genetic predisposition toward antisocial and criminal conduct.
BIOLOGICAL FACTOR
- by Cesare Lombroso
BORN CRIMINAL
studies and theories related to biological causes of crime:
A. BORN CRIMINAL
B. SOMATOTYPE (WILLIAM SHELDON) AND PHYSIQUE THEORY (ERNST KRETSCHMER)
C. JUKE AND KALLIKAK (RICHARD DUGDALE & HENRY GODDARD)
suggests that criminality is inherited and that someone “born criminal” could be identified by the way they look.
BORN CRIMINAL
examined over 4000 offenders (living and dead) to identify physical markers indicative of the atavistic form.
Cesare Lombroso
He measured people’s height, weight, the span of their arms, the average height of their body while seated, the sizes of their hands, necks, thighs, legs, and feet, their eye color and so on.
Cesare Lombroso
- In a study of 383 dead Italian criminals and 3839 living ones he found 40% of them had atavistic characteristics.
Cesare Lombroso
SOMATOTYPING BY
WILLIAM SHELDON
—personality and body type of a person
SOMATOTYPING BY WILLIAM SHELDON
-developed and tested his classification system also known as Somatotyping.
WILLIAM H. SHELDON
-He attempted to document as direct link between biology and personality through development of classification system of personality patterns and corresponding body built.
WILLIAM H. SHELDON
SOMATOTYPE THEORY
*ENDOMORPHS
* ECTOMORPHS
* MESOMORPH
- characterized by increased fat storage, a wide waist, and large bone structure.
- they have a smooth, round body, small shoulders, and shorter limbs.
ENDOMORPHS
- they tend to carry weight in the lower abdomen, hips, and thighs rather than evenly distributed throughout the body
-have a Viscerotonic temperament (i.e., relaxed, comfortable, extroverted)
ENDOMORPHS
- have a Ceberatonic temperament (i.e., introverted, thoughtful, inhibited, sensitive)
ECTOMORPHS
- characterized by long, thin muscles and limbs and low fat storage.
- are slim and not predisposed to store fat or build muscle
ECTOMORPHS
- is predisposed to build muscle, but not store fat. They tend to be strong and solid, neither overweight nor underweight.
- their bodies may be described as rectangular in shape with an upright posture.
MESOMORPH
are typically thought of as having an even weight distribution, muscular arms, legs, chest and shoulders, and a large heart
- have a Somotonic temperament (i.e., active, dynamic, assertive, aggressive)
MESOMORPH
