______ was the term used by Lombroso to refer to those whom he considered to be evolutionary throwbacks, biological inferior beings who resembled ancestral prehuman forms of life.

a. atavism
b. criminaloid
c. habitual criminal
d. hedonist b. criminaloid
c. habitual criminal
d. hedonist


a. atavism

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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a. Barker v. Wingo (1972) b. Duncan v. Louisiana (1968) c. Ballew v. Georgia (1978) d. Adamson v. California (1947)

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