Before the twentieth century, criminials were thought to

a) have certain familial characteristics that noncriminals did not
b) be feebleminded, psychotic, neurotic, psychopathic, or otherwise mentally disturbed
c) have the same mental and physical characteristics as noncriminals
d) have weaker educational backgrounds than noncriminals


Ans: b) be feebleminded, psychotic, neurotic, psychopathic, or otherwise mentally disturbed

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