WJEC Criminology Unit 2 Questions and
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1. Lombroso's Theory: Criminals are born criminal with Atavistic Features which define if they
are criminal or not. Criminals are a primative species which are not fully developed.
2. Strengths of Lombroso's theory: Charles Goring (1913) found that criminals have low
intelligence rates meaning that it is linked to genetics.
Ceasare Lombroso is the father of modern criminology meaning that he has started criminology which
helped made other people want to study it.
A study done by Bath Spa University found that jourers would pick someone who looked 'uglier' to be
the criminal.
3. Weaknesses of Lombroso's theory: He did not use a control group.
Goring used a control group and found no correlation between atavistic features and criminal behaviour.
DeLesi (2012) stated that the atavistic form theory is scientific racism as the typical atavistic features are
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, from an African background.
4. What is Sheldon's Theory of Somatotypes?: There are three ditterent body
types:
Mesomorph: Muscular and Hard- Most likely to be criminal.
Endomorph: Fat and Soft
Ectomorph: Skinny and Weak- Least likely to be criminal.
5. Strengths of Somatotype Theory.: Putwain and Sammonds confirmed that
Sheldon's theory is true.
Gleuek and Gleuek (1956) found that 60% of delinquents were mesomorph whereas in non
delinquents 31% were mesomorphs meaning it backed up Sheldon's theory of Somatotypes.
6. Weaknesses of Somatotype Theory: Not everyone who is Mesomorph is criminal.
Endomorphs and Ectomorphs are criminals too.
People's body shapes change over time.
7. What is the XYY Theory ?: The XYY theory is where some males have an extra Y
chromosome which
makes them more aggressive. Criminality is genetic, and these people with an abnormality are more
likely to commit crime.
8. Strengths of XYY: Adler found that it is possible that aggressive and violent behavior links
partly to genetic
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1. Lombroso's Theory: Criminals are born criminal with Atavistic Features which define if they
are criminal or not. Criminals are a primative species which are not fully developed.
2. Strengths of Lombroso's theory: Charles Goring (1913) found that criminals have low
intelligence rates meaning that it is linked to genetics.
Ceasare Lombroso is the father of modern criminology meaning that he has started criminology which
helped made other people want to study it.
A study done by Bath Spa University found that jourers would pick someone who looked 'uglier' to be
the criminal.
3. Weaknesses of Lombroso's theory: He did not use a control group.
Goring used a control group and found no correlation between atavistic features and criminal behaviour.
DeLesi (2012) stated that the atavistic form theory is scientific racism as the typical atavistic features are
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, from an African background.
4. What is Sheldon's Theory of Somatotypes?: There are three ditterent body
types:
Mesomorph: Muscular and Hard- Most likely to be criminal.
Endomorph: Fat and Soft
Ectomorph: Skinny and Weak- Least likely to be criminal.
5. Strengths of Somatotype Theory.: Putwain and Sammonds confirmed that
Sheldon's theory is true.
Gleuek and Gleuek (1956) found that 60% of delinquents were mesomorph whereas in non
delinquents 31% were mesomorphs meaning it backed up Sheldon's theory of Somatotypes.
6. Weaknesses of Somatotype Theory: Not everyone who is Mesomorph is criminal.
Endomorphs and Ectomorphs are criminals too.
People's body shapes change over time.
7. What is the XYY Theory ?: The XYY theory is where some males have an extra Y
chromosome which
makes them more aggressive. Criminality is genetic, and these people with an abnormality are more
likely to commit crime.
8. Strengths of XYY: Adler found that it is possible that aggressive and violent behavior links
partly to genetic
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