SOC 2700 Lecture : biology and crime
21 Dec 2011
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Their self control was higher lombroso s classification of criminals: page 24. Crime prevention solutions: prison keeps criminals off the street it may not reform people because of the biological aspect he thought was present. Origins of theories on biology and crime: evolutionary theory, survival of the fittest: certain people are better than other individuals in terms of their abilities. Physiognomy: behavior and physical traits science developed by john lavater. Facial features were used to judge moral character- nose, earlobes, eyes, chin lines, beards etc. Phrenology: founders- gall and spurzheim: mapped areas of the outside skull and established various regions. Psychoanalysis: very interested in sex and development, looked at hidden memories and the unconscious, felt that individuals that engaged in criminal behavior were not as developed morally as the rest of the population, 3 aspects. Freud tried to pinpoint this memories through different techniques.
