physiological theories

Question 1

Lombroso strength:
Butcher and Taylor

Answer 1

suggest less attractive individuals are more likely to be considered criminal

Question 2

Lombroso strengths:
(3)

Answer 2

showed importance of studying clinical and historical records

first person to study crime scientifically

later work took on social and environmental factors

Question 3

Lombroso weakness:
DeLisi

Answer 3

scientific racism
many atavistic features defined are specific features to people of African descent

Question 4

Lombroso weaknesses:
(3)

Answer 4

not everyone with atavistic features are criminal and not all criminals have them

research failed to show link between facial features and criminality

didn’t have a control group of non criminals

Question 5

Sheldon strength:
Glueck and Glueck

Answer 5

found in a sample of delinquents 60% were the ones with the most extremely mesomorphic body shapes

Question 6

Sheldon strengths:
(3)

Answer 6

he used good sized sample (200) and a control group
most serious delinquents in Sheldon’s study had most extreme mesomorphic body types
number of other studies found small link between body build and criminality

Question 7

Sheldon weaknesses:
(3)

Answer 7

didn’t explain how ectomorphs and endomorphs could also be criminals

body types are not fixed

criminals may develop mesomorphic body as a result of needing to be physically tough to succeed