CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Manhattan, Atavism, Quakers
21 Mar 2017
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*still falls under biological positivism impacts of genetics, heredity and intellectual incompetence. Argued that lombroso was not using science, but just supporting darwinism. Intelligence of the individuals was determined by an interviewer. Criminals had below average intelligence feeble minded. Strong correlations between criminality of parents and children (heredity) Genetics played strong role, environment did not. If parent isn"t there to influence physically, it is in the genes. Criminals are mentally defective due to genetics. Failure to measure environmental influences and factors. Couldn"t explain why males were mostly conflicted with criminality. Richard dugdale: 1874 7 generations of the jukes. Look for similar behaviours between family members. Went back thru history (lineage) for criminality. Of 29 males, 17 had been arrested, 15 convicted of criminality reviewed 709 family members, of those 140 were criminals, 70 convicts, 40 women had contracted sti"s this family costed society a lot due to their criminal acts.
