Sociology
Lombroso claimed that:
criminals were socialized into an ‘underworld’ of crime
no act is intrinsically deviant
biological failings drove some people into crime
women were less likely to be arrested than men
biological failings drove some people into crime
In the nineteenth century, a common view was that deviant behaviour could be explained in terms of individual biology. Lombroso argued that around 40% criminals were born with ‘atavistic’ features: biological failings that predisposed them to crime, such as large jaws, long arms and thick skulls. 237
biological failings drove some people into crime In the nineteenth century, a common view was that deviant behaviour could be explained in terms of individual biology. Lombroso argued that around 40% criminals were born with ‘atavistic’ features: biological failings that predisposed them to crime, such as large jaws, long arms and thick skulls. 237
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