Crime and epilepsy. 19th-century graph and statistics on crime and epilepsy in Italy during the years 1843 to 1856. Many studies have been carried out
Crime and epilepsy. 19th-century graph and statistics on crime and epilepsy in Italy during the years 1843 to 1856. Many studies have been carried out on epilepsy and violent crime. By the 1990s, the idea of a direct connection between epilepsy and violence had been discredited and abandoned. This illustration is from 'L'Homme Criminel', a French edition of 'L'Uomo Delinquente' (1876) by Italian criminologist and physician Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909). Considered the father of criminology, his work was based on physiognomy, anthropology, and evolutionary theory (atavism). His now-discredited theory (also rejected by many at the time) was that criminality was inherited and that criminals could be identified by physical traits.
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