CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Bell Curve, Cesare Lombroso, Bad Hindelang
21 Apr 2013
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Used scientific methods to explain criminal behavior. Behavior of criminals was pre-determined by their genes or evolutionary condition. Involved notion of determinism, as opposed to free will or rational choice . Founder and most prominent member of the positive school. Interest in science, medicine and evolutionary theory led cesare lambroso 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 a similar manner.
