Biological Positivism


	Theory	Strengths
	The scientific study of sociology and crime The reduction and elimination of crime Positivism uses scientific methods of study applied to the social world Quantitative methods of research Criminals are biologically driven because of an abnormality CESARE LOMBROSO Criminals were almost like primitive beings There are a number of physiological characteristics which differentiated criminals The epileptic, insane, ocassional and born criminals SHELDON (1949) Somatypes of the endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph
	Keywords and References	Weaknesses
	Somatypes Positivism NEWBURN, T. (2013) Criminology. 2nd Ed. Oxon: Routledge.	GORING (1913) MATZA (1964)

The scientific study of sociology and crime
The reduction and elimination of crime
Positivism uses scientific methods of study applied to the social world
Quantitative methods of research
Criminals are biologically driven because of an abnormality
CESARE LOMBROSO
Criminals were almost like primitive beings
There are a number of physiological characteristics which differentiated criminals
The epileptic, insane, ocassional and born criminals
SHELDON (1949)
Somatypes of the endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph

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