Word: lombroso
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Dates: during 1925-1925
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Roman traditions go back to the last century when Lombroso advanced his theory of the "born criminal type"*and practically originated the science of criminology. Ideas have gone far since then, but the concept of the criminal as lit subject for scientific examination and treatment has persisted. Dr. Ottolenghi is an outstanding exponent. "Even today," said he, "many estimable authorities do not recognize the intimate relation between criminology and pathology. ... A pickpocket who for future identification is merely 'fingerprinted' may, if properly examined, be found to have highly developed homicidal tendencies. The same may be true...
...Receding foreheads, massive jaws, prognathous chins, unsymmetrical skulls, long ears, rectilinear noses, thick hair and thin beards-by such physical marks Lombroso would have identified born criminals...