. Criminal man, according to the classification of Cesare Lombroso. Art Production from Prison(see page 135) Fig. 24. A Combat between Brigands and Gendarmes Designed by a Criminal(see page 135) ORIGIN AND CAUSES OF CRIME 137 Pathological Origin of Crime. The atavistic ori-gin of crime is certainly one of the most importantdiscoveries of criminal anthropology, but it is im-portant only theoretically, since it merely explainsthe phenomenon. Anthropologists soon realised hownecessary it was to supplement this discovery bythat of the origin, or causes which call forth in certainindividuals these


. Criminal man, according to the classification of Cesare Lombroso. Art Production from Prison(see page 135) Fig. 24. A Combat between Brigands and Gendarmes Designed by a Criminal(see page 135) ORIGIN AND CAUSES OF CRIME 137 Pathological Origin of Crime. The atavistic ori-gin of crime is certainly one of the most importantdiscoveries of criminal anthropology, but it is im-portant only theoretically, since it merely explainsthe phenomenon. Anthropologists soon realised hownecessary it was to supplement this discovery bythat of the origin, or causes which call forth in certainindividuals these atavistic or criminal instincts, for itis the immediate causes that constitute the practicalnucleus of the problem and it is their removal thatrenders possible the cure of the disease These causes are divided into organic and externalfactors of crime: the former remote and deeplyrooted, the latter momentary but frequently deter-mining the criminal act, and both closely relatedand fused together. Heredity is the principal organic cause of criminaltendencies. It may be divided into two classes:indirect heredity fr


Size: 2270px × 1101px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidcriminalmanaccor00lomb