Biological explanations for crime

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What is the biological factor the significantly increases the risk of behaviour?
Being male.
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What is physiognomy?
The study of facial features.
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What is phrenology?
The study of skull shape.
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What did the Lombrosian Project conclude?
That criminals were born and not made. That criminals were a 'separate species'
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What did Ferri emphasise?
importance of social and environmental factors in explaining criminality
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What did Garofalo see criminals as?
People who lacked concern for others and were ‘developmentally deficient’.
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What were the 4 classes of criminal that Garofalo identified?
Murderer (altruism wholly lacking), violent criminal (lack of pity), thieves (lack of probity), Sexual offenders (low morals)
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What are 5 biological explanations to crime?
Evolutionary perspectives, genes, physical characteristics, brain structures and brain development
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What does 'Evolution' refer to?
Populations, by natural selection
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What did Baker et al (2010) say about genetic factors?
There is “no question that genetic influences are important to criminal and other forms of ASB”
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What did Sheldon (1949) say about body type and personality?
Body type linked to personality (samatotypes)= Ectomorph, Mesomorph and Endomorph
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