MORPHOLOGY

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MORPHOLOGY

• Why Some Criminologists Like hanging out at the
  beach

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William Sheldon (1898-1977)

• American Psychologist who spent his life
  observing human bodies

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Somatotype School

• Criminals Have physiques that make them
  susceptible to types of delinquent behavior.

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The Three Types

• Ectomorph
• Leptosome
• Endomorph
• Pyknic
• Mesomorph
• Athletic

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The Ectomorph
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The Endomorph
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The Mesomorph
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Somotyping

• Endomorphs
• Comfort, food, affection, Social Intercourse
• Mesomorphs
• Vigorous physical activity, risk taking,
  adventure, callous-ruthless relationships
• Ectomorphs
• Inhibited, reserved, self conscious

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What Somotype is in the greatest risk category
for delinquency?
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Sheldons Empirical Findings

• 500 boys in Residential Rehabilitation
• 8 Year Study
• 60 of Delinquents were Mesomorphs
• 30 were non Mesomorphs

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CW Dupertuis

• Originally the Somotype was determined by
  Photography
• Unpublished Trunk index method
• 17 measurements plus height and weight
• Anthoposcopic Method
• Atlas of men

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Cortes and Gatti

• Delinquency and crime A Biosocial Approach
• 100 Delinquent boys, 100 non delinquent byoys, 20
  criminals
• 57 Out of 100 delinquents were Mesomorphs
• The more Overt the Mesomorph, the greater the
  Delinquency

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Does Social Behavior Have a Biological
Foundation?