Criminal Behavior Study Quiz

Crime can be understood only as it is studied by scientific methods.

The criminal is not a free moral agent, but is the product of circumstances.

Natural crimes are found in all societies, regardless of the views of law makers.

<p>Psychological equivalents to stigma called 'moral anomalies'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Punishment is 'elimination,' either by life imprisonment or transportation to a penal colony overseas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The criminal was held to be not responsible for his acts because he was considered a product of circumstances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lombroso proposed that there were three great classes of criminals: Born criminals (atavism), Insane Criminals (idiot, imbecile, dementia, paralysis, etc.), and Criminaloids (psychological defect, not physical).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ferri emphasized social factors such as physical factors (geographical climate and temperature).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Positive School believed that crime, as any other act, is a natural phenomenon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Positive School traced the roots of criminal behavior to psychological equivalents to stigma called 'moral anomalies'.</p> Signup and view all the answers