Strengths: Lombroso was first to take a scientific approach., His theory highlights the importance of examining medical records., The theory led to a focus on crime prevention as well as punishment., Lombroso argued that there were high rates of reoffending and this could be changed., Weaknesses: Goring (1913) carried out a study comparing over 2000 London convicts with a control group. He failed to replicate Lombroso’s findings., Lombroso did not use a CONTROL GROUP of non-criminals among the general population., Not all people with atavistic features are criminals and not all criminals have atavistic features., Some of the features described by Lombroso are linked to skin colour and other traits are associated with the concept of race so it has been accused of scientific racism,

Lombroso Evaluation

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