CC200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cesare Lombroso, Cesare Beccaria, Jukes Family
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Feeblemindedness (low iq: goddard"s study of the kallikak family (1912) links low intelligence (or feeblemindedness) through family lineage, goddard concludes that criminal behaviour is inherited. Creating a dangerous class : the growth of a dangerous class of people comprised mostly of the poor, parents were seen to be the source of the problem, called defectives . Biological positivism persists: twins and adoption studies: show the best link between biology and crime (however. Awed: identical twins (100% similar) have higher rates of criminality than fraternal twins (50% similar, adoption: links exist between adopted criminal child and biological criminal parent. Sheldon"s somatotypes study suggested that body shape is tied to criminality - mesomorphs are most likely to become criminals. Theories linking crime to an extra y chromosome were not well supported. Sociological positivism: focus is on environment and how it affects individual"s behaviour.
