Cesare Lombroso's most important contribution to modern criminology was:

a. his discovery of large differences between criminals and noncriminals.
b. his application of measurement and testing of hypotheses.
c. his careful selection of control groups with which to compare criminals.
d. his separation of the effects of diet and inheritance on criminal behavior.


Answer: b

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