Biological Explanations: Atavistic Form

Cesare Lombroso date

who was Cesare Lombroso?

what did Cesare Lombroso propose?

if criminals are a sub-species, they have an

Cesare Lombroso’s theory of the atavistic form

offenders were seen by Lombroso as

criminals savage and untamed nature meant that they would

Lombroso saw criminal behavior a an

because Lombroso though that criminal behavior was an innate tendency, he proposed a new perspective that

Lombroso argued the criminal sub-type could be identified by being in possession of

these atavistic characteristics are

these characteristics are mainly features of the

characteristics of the skull

other physical features include

besides physical traits, Lombroso suggested there were other aspects of the atavistic form including

Lombroso suggested that particular physiological markers were linked to

murderers were described to have

sexual deviants were described as having

Lombroso meticulously examined the facial and cranial features of

from Lombroso’s research, he proposed

Lombroso concluded that 40% of criminal acts could be accounted for by people with

Lombroso is hailed as the

Lombroso shifted the emphasis in research away from

thanks to Lombroso saying that people with certian characteristics were more likely to commit a crime, he began