2.1 Physiological Theories of criminality

• Physiological Theories


  focus on the idea that physical charcteristics make some people more likely to commit crime than others
• Lombrosso Argument


  The criminal is a seperate species between modern and primitive humans. The physical shape of the head and face dtermined the born criminal
• Lombroso-Activism

  Enormous jaws, high cheek bones, prominent eyebrows, long arms, large eye sockets.
• Sheldon Somatotype Theory


  belived criminals were physically diffrent from non-criminals

  in his view certain body types/somatypes are linked to criminal behaviour.
• ecTomorph


  TALL, introverted, restrained, skinny, fragile
• meSomorph


  STRONG, muscular, aggressive
• enDomorph


  DOUGHY, big, sociable
• Crimes ecTomorphs are more likely to commit


  white collar, robbery, technological
• Crimes meSomorphs are more likely to commit


  assult, murder- violent crimes
• Crimes enDomorphs are more likely to commit


  child predetor, fraud
• Heritability

  genetic diffrences contribute to diffrences in observed behaviour-