physiological

• what do the physiological theories say about criminality?

  it all depends on a criminals physical characteristics
• who established the "born criminals theory"

  Lombroso
• what physical characteristics were common in criminals according to lombroso?

  • enormous jaws
  • high cheek bones
  • large eye sockets
• what research did Lombroso carry out?

  he spent many years measuring and recording physical details of thousands of prisoners
• what did Lombroso conclude from his research?

  different types of criminals have different facial features
• what is meant by atavism?

  idea that criminals are throwbacks to an early primitive stage of evolution

  Lombroso saw criminals as atavistic
• why were criminals describes as "savages" by Lombroso

  • they were pre social
  • could not control impulses
  • had a high pain tolerance ( which is why most have tattoos)
• what was the reason why Lombroso suggested that they were "born criminals"

  we could scientifically identify by reading their bodies for certain characteristics
• what were the physical characteristics of murderer's according to Lombroso?

  • curly hair
  • blood shot eyes
• who established the somatotypes theory?

  Sheldon
• how did Sheldon see criminals?

  they had a certain body type which are called somatotypes
• what are the three somatotypes?

  Endomorph

  Mesomorph

  Ectomorph
• what is an endomorph?

  rounded

  a lot of fat

  sociable and outgoing

  
• what is an ectomorph?

  thin

  lacking fat

  self conscious

  sensitive

  
• what is a mesomorph?

  muscular

  little fat

  adventurous

  risk taking

  
• which somatotype is more likely to become a criminal?

  Mesomorphs