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Forensic Psychology - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Atavistic form
        (Lombroso)
        
        Says that offenders were 'genetic throwbacks' who do not understand social norms or morals
        
        These criminals could supposedly be identified by their: long ears, dark skin, extra toes and nipples, and curly
        
        Lombroso based his theory upon studying the cranial features of 383 dead and 3839 alive criminals, whereby approximately 40% of crime could be explained using the offender profiles based upon certain atavistic characteristics
        
        Evaluation
        
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        Modern studies have branded Atavistic form as racist ~ following the logic some races are more likely to be criminals as others.
        
        Unscientific ~ His theory did not use statistical analysis or control groups from other cultures (all italian) We cannot tell if it is significant or not.
      - Biological