SOC 1500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Hypoglycemia, Sociobiology
12 Apr 2016
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Cct chapter 6 (biological roots of criminal behaviour) Abnormalities of the brain, genetic predispositions, vitamin deficiencies, and excess of hormones, hypoglycemia, fetal alcohol syndrome, a relative lack of neurotransmitters are current biological explanations. Biological theories of criminology: maintain that basic determinants of human behaviour, including criminality, are constitutionally or physiologically based and often inherited. According to konrad lorenzo, crime may be the result of stresses that have been found to produce aggression throughout the animal kingdom. Criminal anthropology: the scientific study of the relationship between human physical characteristics and criminality. Phrenology: gall"s study of the shape of the head to determine anatomical correlates of human behaviour. Atavism: a concept used by cesare lombroso to suggest that criminals are physiological throwbacks to earlier stages of human evolution. Constitutional theories: those that explain criminality by reference to offender body type"s genetics and/or external observable physical characteristics. Somatotyping: the classification of human beings into types according to body build and other physical characteristics.
