PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Lombroso argued that criminals could be identified through general characteristics they shared with one another, which he designated as composing a criminal type. His core idea was atavism, which means that he understood criminals to be evolutionary throwbacks who were inferior to non criminals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Atavistic form is a historical approach used to explain criminal behaviour, which is based on the biological factors. This explanation was proposed by Lombroso in the 1870s and suggests that some people are born with a criminal personality (e.g. it is innate) that is a throwback to a previous more primitive ancestor.

Detailed explanation-3: -The physical characteristics, such as flat noses, large lips, strong jawlines, and thick, coarse hair, were all attributed to a person’s propensity to commit crime because these characteristics were noted of persons who had already been convicted of crimes-specifically prisoners.

Detailed explanation-4: -Essentially, Lombroso believed that criminality was inherited and that criminals could be identified by physical defects that confirmed them as being atavistic or savage. A thief, for example, could be identified by his expressive face, manual dexterity, and small, wandering eyes.