Criminology Atavistic

According to Lombroso's Atavistic Form theory, what did he propose about criminals?

• They were highly educated individuals

• They were a distinct biological class prone towards criminal behaviour

• They were morally upright citizens

• They were skilled in various professions

The atavistic theory is a ___________ theory.

Lombroso proposed that criminals were _________ ______, a distinct biological class that were prone towards criminal behaviour.

What did Lombroso claim about criminality?

• It was not heritable

• It was a result of social factors only

• It was heritable

• It was a result of psychological factors only

What important contributions did Lombroso make to the discipline of criminology?

• He shifted the study of criminal behaviour from a moral basis to an empirical one

• He shifted the study of criminal behaviour from an empirical basis to a moral one

• He argued for the interaction of biological factors only in causing criminal behaviour

• He argued for the interaction of social factors only in causing criminal behaviour

What did Lombroso conclude about individuals with atavistic features?

• They were responsible for their actions

• They could not be blamed for their innate, inherited physiology

• They were highly educated individuals

• They were morally upright citizens

What did Lombroso's research examine to establish his theory?

• The features and measurements of nearly 4,000 criminals

• The features and measurements of nearly 4,000 non-criminals

• The features and measurements of nearly 4,000 individuals with psychological disorders

• The features and measurements of nearly 4,000 individuals with chromosomal abnormalities

Why is it unreasonable to suggest that criminal behaviour is biologically determined

• It is the result of psychological disorders

• It is the result of genetic mutations

• It is a natural and homogenous category of behaviour

• It is a social construction and not a universal or objective phenomenon

Lombroso was seen as the father of modern criminology as he (tick all that apply)

• moved views about crime from the political to the moral

• moved moves about crime from the moral to the empirical (scientific)

• presented an interactionist view using biological, social and psychological reasons.

• presented a deterministic view promoting the role of biology

What did Goring find when he repeated Lombroso's work with a control group?

• He found significant differences in atavistic features between criminals and non-criminals

• He found no significant difference in atavistic features between criminals and non-criminals

• He found that atavistic features were more prominent in non-criminals

• He found that atavistic features were more prominent in criminals