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This 8 page paper discusses potential causes of violent behaviour and crime, and whether this is the outcome of nature or nurture. The writer considers a range of theories explaining the causes of violent behaviour and crime looking at issues such as biological, genetic and environmental factors and a range of theorists including Lombrosso and Sheldon who considered genetic factors, Bryce-Smith and metal toxicity as well number of economic, environmental and social control theories. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
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between the two schools of thought; nature and nurture. The impact of genetics, biology and environmental factors have all been studied in relationship to what it is that causes an
individual to commit crime in order to help determine whether criminals are born or made. Some of the early studies were based on the aspects of genetics and the idea
that criminals were born. Lombrosso was a criminal anthropologist who argued that criminals were born, and in committing crime they were merely following their nature (Williams and McShane, 1998; 24).
Highly influenced by the work of Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution, Lombrosso believed that those who had predisposition to criminal behaviour or a more primitive form of human
on the evolutionary scale (Williams and McShane, 1998; 24). Defining criminals as Homo Delinquens Lombrosso place them on the evolutionary scale at an intermediate point between Homo Sapiens and the
evolutionary ancestors. Lombrossos work was more than theoretical, he also undertook research to identify how they could be differentiated from normal people (Williams and McShane, 1998; 25). His research led
to a range of characteristics which he believed were different, these included, but were not limited to, the size and/or shape of the head, cheekbones and jaws which were enlarged,
lips that protruded and abnormal teeth along with dark skin (Jones, 2006; Williams and McShane, 1998; 25). Lombrosso collected much of this
evidence by studying Italian prisoners and argued that where five or more of his predetermined characteristics were displayed the individual should be categorised as a homo delinquent (Jones, 2006; 64).
However, the research of Lombrosso is left, although a large amount of data was collected but there was no control group, furthermore, although he was arguing that criminals were born
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