CJ 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Giambattista Della Porta, Cesare Lombroso, Enrico Ferri
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The biological approach to criminology: history, 16th century: human physiognomy (study of facial features); giambattista della. The born criminal: late 19th century: science considered a new religion source of knowledge and solution to problems like disease, starvation, unemployment, crime. ~based on darwininan ideas reversion to savage state. Four main classes of criminals: (1) born criminals (2) criminals by passion (3) insane criminal . ~commit crimes to correct emotional pain of an injustice. ~unable to tell right from wrong (4) occasional criminal . ~subtypes: criminaloid, epileptoid, habitual criminal, pseudocriminal: enrico ferri. ~social (population density, religion, customs: raffaele garofalo. Crime rooted in organic flaw, results in failure to develop altruistic sensibilities and moral sentiment for others. Criminals unable to adapt to society- must be eliminated through death, long-term/life imprisonment, enforced reparation. **know the physical and personality characteristics of each, and which crimes are most likely to fall under each type*: early biological criminology eventually discredited as unscientific, simplistic.