SOCI 1001 - Chap 8
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6 Terms
Biosocial Criminology
Has an emphasis on genetic and neurological explanations for criminal behaviour and their increased presentation in court as mitigating or aggravating factors.
Phrenology
The study of the shape and size of the skull as supposed indication of character and mental abilities. This theory has been discredited.
Atavism
Associated with Lombrosso and positivist school of thought. The notion that criminals are less evolved than other humans
Why is studying human genetics for any purpose difficult?
It’s biologically, numerically, and ethically difficult. Every single person is influenced by different biological and environmental factors.
Eugenics
Methods aimed at improving populations by controlling breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics.
Environmental - related to the external conditions, resources, and stimuli with which a person interacts.
Concordance Rate
In a random sample of pairs, the proportion of pairs that share a certain characteristic.
