WJEC Criminology Unit Two Exam Practice Questions and Answers 2026.docx

WJEC Criminology Unit
Two Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
2026

, Criminals are born criminal with Atavistic Features which define if they are criminal or not. Criminals are a
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primative species which are not fully developed. - correct answerLombroso's Theory
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Charles Goring (1913) found that criminals have low intelligence rates meaning that it is linked to genetics.
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Ceasare Lombroso is the father of modern criminology meaning that he has started criminology which helped
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made other people want to study it.
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A study done by Bath Spa University found that jourers would pick someone who looked 'uglier' to be the
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criminal. - correct answerStrengths of Lombroso's theory k k k k k k




He did not use a control group.
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Goring used a control group and found no correlation between atavistic features and criminal behaviour.
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DeLesi (2012) stated that the atavistic form theory is scientific racism as the typical atavistic features are from
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an African background. - correct answerWeaknesses of Lombroso's theory
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There are three different body types:
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Mesomorph: Muscular and Hard- Most likely to be criminal. k k k k k k k k




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Ectomorph: Skinny and Weak- Least likely to be criminal. - correct answerWhat is Sheldon's Theory of
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Somatotypes?



Putwain and Sammonds confirmed that Sheldon's theory is true.
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Gleuek and Gleuek (1956) found that 60% of delinquents were mesomorph whereas in non delinquents 31%
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were mesomorphs meaning it backed up Sheldon's theory of Somatotypes. - correct answerStrengths of
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Not everyone who is Mesomorph is criminal.
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