The Criminal Body - Lombroso and the Anatomy of Deviance

This fascinating book traces the evolution of the "criminal body" by focusing on the work of Cesare Lombroso, an Italian physician and anthropologist, who is widely held to be the father of modern criminology. Building on Lombroso's concept of the "born criminal" and the idea that bodies could be used as evidence in criminal investigations, The Criminal Body offers an intriguing window into the origins of today's criminological science.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Bodies of Evidence Chapter 2. The Savage and the Modern Chapter 3. Making Criminologists Chapter 4. The Shock of Recognition Chapter 5. Blood Will Tell Chapter 6. After Lombroso

About the author

David Horn lives in New Jersey with his family. He is also the author of the Eudora Space Kid and Tairy Fails early reader chapter book series.www.davidhornauthor.com

Summary

This work traces the evolution of the "criminal body" by focusing on the work of Cesare Lombroso, an Italian physician and anthropologist, who is widely held to be the father of modern criminology.

Product details

• Authors: David Horn, Horn David
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.09.2003
• EAN: 9780415947282
• ISBN: 978-0-415-94728-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 570 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Criminal or forensic psychology, Social and cultural anthropology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology