Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Lombroso was the most influential figure in biological positivism.
2. The belief that criminals represent genetic “throwbacks to the ape” or earlier, more primitive humanity is referred to as palmistry.
3. Biological positivism theories that propose that crime is caused by inherited genetic and other biological causes.
4. Social Darwinism claimed that there is a survival of the fittest among human beings and social institutions.
5. Lombroso’s theory that criminals could be denoted on the basis of their facial appearance is referred to as phrenology.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
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