Question

1.       Is there such a thing as the “born criminal”? Are some people programmed at birth to commit crimes?

Answer 1

Lombrosso was among the first to propose the biological theory of criminology, which says that criminals are biologically different from non-criminals, akin to the “born criminal” perspective. From twin studies studying the influence of heredity factors, it appears that identical twins raised separately are more likely to both be criminals than non-twin siblings raised separately. Furthermore, neuroimaging studies have shown that there are some structural and chemical differences in the brains of criminals when compared to the brains of non-criminals.