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CCJ 1010 Daytona State College Introduction to Criminology Questions

 

What characteristics distinguish the Positive School from the Classical School regarding criminal thought? Which of these schools do you lean toward in your own perceptive of crime, and why? Be specific.

If you had to give yourself a somatotype, what would it be? Explain your choice, and note whether this score would make you a likely criminal in Sheldon’s model.

What are the general findings in studies of identical twins separated at birth? What implications do these findings have for the importance of genetics or heritability regarding criminal behavior? Can you think of some criticisms for such findings?

How do brain wave patterns and the autonomic nervous systems differ between chronic, violent criminals and normal people? Does this make sense in biosocial models of criminality? Be specific.