Explanations of Criminality

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Which Italian doctor believed he had found a 'link' between physical characteristics and criminality?
Lombroso
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What physical characteristics did the Italian doctor believe would indicate Criminality?
An arm span longer than the persons height
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Which sociologist believed that a Mesomorphic body type would mean a perosn was the most deviant?
Sheldon
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Moir and Jessel believed that which type of individuals were more prone to criminality?
individuals with ADHD
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What did Moir and Jessel believe caused crime?
Low levels of Serotonin
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which person believed that extroverst were more liekly to be criminals?
Eysenck
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what factors do sociologists believe are most important to criminality?
Social and Cultural factors
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it si difficult to believe that people have what types of predisposition to criminality?
Biological or Psychological
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who believes that class is a higher indicator of criminality?
Taylor
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what sort of pattern does crime follow?
social pattern
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another characteristic suggested by the Italian doctor for being linked to criminals is?
Love of orgies
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the italian doctor saw criminals as suffereing from what?
an illness
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What physical characteristics did the Italian doctor believe would indicate Criminality?

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An arm span longer than the persons height

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Which sociologist believed that a Mesomorphic body type would mean a perosn was the most deviant?

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Moir and Jessel believed that which type of individuals were more prone to criminality?

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What did Moir and Jessel believe caused crime?

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