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Criminology

The study of crime and criminals with special reference to the personality factors and social conditions leading toward, or away from crime.


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Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)

... San Diego,CA.: Academic Press. Rowe, D. C. (1986). Genetic and environmental components of antisocial behavior: A study of 265 twin pairs. Criminology, 24, 513-532. Ruse, M. (1993). The Darwinian paradigm. London: Routledge. Rushton, J. P. (1989a). The evolution of racial differences: A ...

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Fri May 16, 2008 12:14 am
 
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Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)

... the 'ape-in-some-of-us' hypothesis proposed by Cesare Lombroso (1836-1909), the Italian physician and anthropologist who founded the discipline of criminology. Lombroso argued that many criminals were throwbacks to man's ancestral past, ill-suited to life in civilized society, and that therefore ...

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Fri May 16, 2008 12:13 am
 
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Topic: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
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