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What is the atavistic form in criminal behavior?
Criminals have
innate traits
Traits are throwbacks to
primate forms
Determined by
physiological makeup
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Who proposed the concept of atavistic form?
Cesare Lombroso
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What did Lombroso conclude about criminals after examining 4,000 individuals?
Most crimes were due to
atavistic
characteristics
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What features did Lombroso measure in criminals?
Height, weight,
arm span
, and eye color
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What types of criminals did Lombroso identify based on atavistic features?
Born criminals, insane criminals,
criminaloids
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What are Kretschmer's four somatotypes and their associated crimes?
Leptosome
:
tall
and
thin
,
petty
thieves
Athletic
: tall and
muscular
, violent crimes
Pyknic
: short and fat, deception and violence
Dysplastic
: mixed,
various
crimes
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How did Lombroso's ideas influence the perception of criminals?
He viewed them as
genetic
throwbacks with
physical traits
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What area of the brain is thought to be damaged in psychopathic offenders?
The
prefrontal cortex
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Which gene is thought to be linked to crime?
MAOA
gene
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How is the MAOA gene thought to be linked to crime?
It affects
aggression
and
impulse control
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What is referred to as the 'recipe for disaster' in the context of crime?
Combination of
genetic
and
environmental factors
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