Biological Explanations of Criminality

Who is known as the founder of the Italian School of Criminology?

• Cesare Lombroso

• Raffaele Garofalo

• Giuseppe Garofalo

• Enrico Ferri

What is the main concept behind the constitutional theory of criminality?

• Criminal behavior is believed to be predetermined by an individual's biological or genetic traits.

• The theory suggests that criminal behavior is a result of personal choice.

• The constitutional theory of criminality focuses on economic status as the main determinant.

• Criminal behavior is solely influenced by environmental factors.

Which researcher is associated with the classification of criminals based on body types?

• Cesare Lombroso

• Charles Darwin

• Sigmund Freud

• Karl Marx

What is the term used to describe the belief that criminals are throwbacks to earlier stages of human evolution?

• Atavism

• Devolution

• Retrogression

• Backwardness

What is the study of the shape and size of the cranium as an indicator of mental faculties called?

• Craniallogy

• Skullology

• Phrenology

• Brainometry

According to Cesare Lombroso, what are the three main types of offenders?

• professional criminals

• accidental criminals

• born criminals, insane criminals, criminaloids

• learned criminals

What is the term used to describe the study of the shape and size of the cranium as an indicator of mental faculties?

• Brainology

• Phrenology

• Craniallogy

• Skullometry

What is the term used to describe the belief that certain physical characteristics are associated with criminal behavior?

• biological determinism

• criminal profiling

• genetic predisposition

• physiognomy theory

Who proposed the idea that criminality is inherited and can be traced through generations within families?

• Emile Durkheim

• Sigmund Freud

• Karl Marx

• Cesare Lombroso

What is the term used to describe the belief that criminal behavior is determined by biological factors?

• physiological inevitability

• biological determinism

• genetic predetermination

• biological fatalism