theories of crime causation (2nd quiz)

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These are theories that link crime with human being's physical or biological dispositions. It clings on the idea that criminality has something to do with person's genetic blueprint.

biological theories of crime causation

These are theories that link crime with human being's physical or biological dispositions. It clings on the idea that criminality has something to do with person's genetic blueprint.

theries of atavism or born criminals

Lombroso's Classification of Criminals

born crimina insane criminal criminla by passion occasional criminal

those with atavistic characteristics

born criminals

those having anatomical and biological abnormalities

insane criminal

those who are triggered by emotional force such as love, anger, hatred, jealousy, and others.

criminal by passion

those who commit crimes given the opportunity

occasional criminal

those who are easilv swaved or tempted to do evil

criminaloid

who commit crimes under the pressure of circumstances

criminaloid

those who are suffering from epilepsy, a neurological disorder

epileptoid

those who live normally but later on develop an undesirable habit ( gambling, drugs) which influence him to commit lifetime criminality.

habitual criminals

are normal persons. They only commit crimes when the situation forces them to do so. A best example of this one is self defense.

psuedo criminals

physiognomy dubbed as "____________"

face reading

the study of the person's personality traits or character based on facial appearance

Physiognomy

the study of the characteristics, size, and shape or contours of the human skull and its link to behavior.

phrenology or craniology

assumed that there is a link between the individual's physical makeup and his personality and that certain body builds correspond to certain temperaments.

kretschmer's body physique

kretschmer Four Types of Body Physiques

asthenic athletic pyknic dysplastic type

are those persons who are thin, with narrow shoulders, flat chest, loose skin, and long limbs. ______ are shy, timid, introvert, with serious personality but with fondness in reading and studying

asthenic

people under this category are muscular and with strong development of the skeleton. The personality of being aggressive is linked to this type

athletic

are those that are fat with rounded bodies with fleshy arms and legs. This category is more likely to commit fraud and deception and sometimes violence. On the temperament side, pyknic people are into mood swings, who sometimes are happy and at other times are irritable and depressed.

pyknic

people who have no desired body physiques belong to this category. Kretschmer argued that individuals under this type are prone to commit crimes against decency and morality.

dysplastic type

Popularized by William Sheldon, an American psychologist who made his own version of body types which he termed _________.

Somatotypes

are those whose body is fat, soft, and round. It is attributed to a viscerotonic type of temperament

endomorph

are thin or slender. Sheldon associated this type to cerebrotonic temperament with characters of being introverted, insomniac, full of complaints, sensitivity to noise and distractions, and self conscious.

ectomorphs

are characterized by dominated muscles, large hands and wrists, and heavy chest

Mesomorph

This theory suggests that additional maleness brought by the extra "y" chromosome (which makes "supermales") provides higher inclination for a person to commit heinous, violent crimes.

karyotype studies: The Supermale

Ada Juke who is better known to the public as "________, ___________________"

margaret mother of criminals

" is a pseudonym originally from the Greek word "__________" which means "_______________" and "________" which means "_______"

kallos beauty or good kakos bad

Involved Martin Kalikak a _________________________. Martin had two separate relationships which in turned represents the "___________" and the "______________".These reletionship are the following:

revolutionary war soldier good offspring bad offspring 1. A quaker Girl 2. A feebleminded woman

none of the descendants was found to be criminal. Rather, many became judges, physicians, college presidents, mayors, vice president, senators, professors, and other vital positions in the society.

jonathan edwards family tree

jonathan edwards family tree is

Perfect Family

This study was centered on studying twin pairs, investigating their distinct and similar behavioral patterns

twin studies

refers to identical twins

refers to fraternal twins who are not identical, twins who share only half of their genes.

This study examined the life and behavior of the adopted children and correlated it with the criminal behaviors of the parents who adopted them and with their biological parents who send them away.

Adoption studies

are chemical messengers inside the body of a person

hormones

Persons with high level of testosterone are prone in committing domestic abuse, verbal and physical domestic violence.

hormones and behavior

poor diet is correlated depression with frustration, aggression, defiance, lack of discipline, poor self esteem

food and behavior

children delivered from the mother's womb with high levels of birth complications were more aggressive than those with low levels.

pregnancy during and after childbirth, and behavior

Prior to menstruation, fluctuations occur as progesterone levels drop while the other hormones increase. The abrupt change may lead to what is called premenstrual syndrome

premenstrual syndrome and behavior

BIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF CRIME CAUSATION

1. Theories of atavism or born criminals 2. Physiognomy 3. Phrenology and Craniology 4. Kretschmer's body physique 5. Somatotypes 6. Karyotype studies 7. Family tree 8. Twins Studies 9. Adoption Studies 10. Hormones and Behavior 11. Food and Behavior 12. Pregnancy During and after childbirth, and behavior 13. Premenstrual Syndrome and Behavior

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