Atavistic Form

Question 1

What’s another name for the atavistic form?

Answer 1

The historical approach.

Question 2

What is the first AO1 points you must know for the atavistic form?

Answer 2

Lombroso proposed a new perspective that offending behaviour was innate and so an offender was not to blame for their actions.

Question 3

What is the second AO1 points you must know for the atavistic form?

Answer 3

His atavistic form attributes criminal activity to a lack of evolutionary development. Offenders are thought to be “genetic throwbacks” who were biologically different from non criminals.

Question 4

What is the third AO1 point you must know for the atavistic form?

Answer 4

Offenders were seen by Lombroso as having a savage and untamed nature meaning that they would find it impossible to adjust to the demands and rules of modern, civilised society, so turn to crime.

Question 5

What is the fourth AO1 point you must know for the atavistic form?

Answer 5

Lombroso argued offenders were distinguishable by particular facial and cranial characteristics. These included: a narrow , sloping brow; a strong prominent jaw; high cheekbones and facial asymmetry.

Question 6

What is the fifth AO1 point that you must know for the atavistic approach?

Answer 6

He believed that murderers had bloodshot eyes,curly hair and long ears. While sexual deviants had glinting eyes, swollen, fleshy lips and projecting ears.

Question 7

What is the sixth AO1 point you must know for the atavistic form?

Answer 7

Lombroso also suggested that there were other aspects of the born offender including insensitivity to pain, use of slang, tatoos and unemployment.