CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Johann Spurzheim, Anthropological Criminology, Supraorbital Ridge
17 Apr 2016
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Criminal anthropology science of criminal men (lombroso) Garofalo"s criminologica (1885) credited for coming up with the notion of criminology (not only about studying body forms: how should we use punishment, how should we use criminal law?) Positivist criminology science must be able to identify the causes of crime; they"re not interested in their experience; a science that can differentiate criminals and crime. Auguste comte sciences should be empirically grounded based on observations, they arrive from facts. Assault on classical criminology: biological theories physiognomy. Physiognomy: looking at the outside of the individual to learn what"s on the inside. Essays on physiognomy (1789: biological theories phrenology. Franz joseph gall founder of this theory - on the functions of the brain and each of its parts (1825) Johann gaspar spurzheim -the physiognomical system of drs. Through exercise and activity we can treat individuals brain plasticity.
