CRIM 1125 Lecture Notes - Twin, Cesare Lombroso, Ear Trumpet
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Founder and most prominent member of positive school. Interest in science, medicine and evolutionary theory led ceasare lombroso in search of atavistic criminal a degenerate throwback on earlier forms of evolution. Subsequent positive school efforts focused on feeblemindedness, poor genes, criminal body type. Dugdale had limited schooling, became assistant sculptor, tried running manufacturing business, had nervous breakdown, became a sociologist. Dugdale observed young man (apparently feebleminded) on trial in court. Dugdale went back through generations, found petty thieves (never convicted), a murderer (not convicted), another who broke deaf person"s ear trumpet. Argued that entire family had criminal tendencies due to feeble-mindedness. Look at people who are related to each other, to see whether they behave in similar manner. Assume that children of parents who engage in criminal behavior are more likely to be criminals themselves, because they inherited their parents" genes.
