7. Who was Cesare Lombroso? And describe his theory as it relates to juvenile justice.
Cesare Lombroso was born Nov. 6, 1835 and died in Oct. 19, 1909; he served as a doctor in the Italian army and later in life became a professor in the study of criminology. Cesare Lombroso is considered as the father of criminology. Also Lombroso believes criminals can be identified with characteristic known as atavistic anomalies. But his theory was not taken to be credible because he did not examine non-criminals before making his conclusion. In Lombroso theory juveniles with this characteristic should be separated from the society because of their body features.
Cesare Lombroso was born Nov. 6, 1835 and died in Oct. 19, 1909; he served as a doctor in the Italian army and later in life became a professor in the study of criminology. Cesare Lombroso is considered as the father of criminology. Also Lombroso believes criminals can be identified with characteristic known as atavistic anomalies. But his theory was not taken to be credible because he did not examine non-criminals before making his conclusion. In Lombroso theory juveniles with this characteristic should be separated from the society because of their body features.