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What scholar came up with the idea that criminals were 'atavistic'?
Lombroso
Which of Sheldon's somatotypes are more prone to crime?
Mesomorph
Which part of the brain, if damages, could be linked to criminality?
Pre-frontal cortex
Name one scientist who has researched brain abnormality in crime
Raine/Fallon
Give one chemical in the body which could be related to crime
Testosterone, blood sugar, female hormones, serotonin
what is a concordance rate?
When one person has a feature, the % chance of the other person having it
Give one study that has shown a genetic component to criminality
ChristansenMednick
