What is meant by the concept of atavism?

What will be an ideal response?


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*Introduced by Lombroso in Crime: Its Causes and Remedies
*Tied to evolution and notion of degenerative traits
*Based on Lombroso’s careful study of criminals, soldiers, insane and general population
*multiple physical and mental abnormalities viewed as throwback, subhuman
*Insensitivity to pain, low cranial capacity, receding forehead, agility, large ears
*primitive, un-evolved set of features and behaviors seen as inferior
*born criminal: lack of moral sensibilities, absence of remorse allows one to commit crime
*slang and tattoos at that time seemed to characterize the atavist
*concepts like this used by eugenics

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a. true b. false

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A. necessity defense B. entrapment C. self-defense D. being underage

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Which of the following is included in Kappeler's drug-related police corruption scheme?

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