The Theory That Criminals Are Born as Such, and That

question 75

Multiple Choice

The theory that criminals are born as such, and that they are "throwbacks" to an earlier and more primitive evolutionary period, is known as ______.

• A) atavism
• B) eugenics
• C) neobiological positivism
• D) somatotype theory

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