by Khushdil Khan Kasi | Jul 28, 2025 | Deviance and Social Control
Cesare Lombroso’s Positivist Theory Cesare Lombroso was an Italian doctor and criminologist who lived in the 1800s. He is considered one of the early pioneers in the field of criminology. Lombroso had a very different way of thinking about crime compared...
by Khushdil Khan Kasi | Jul 28, 2025 | Deviance and Social Control
Enrico Ferri’s Classification of Criminals Enrico Ferri was an important Italian thinker in the field of criminology, which is the study of crime and criminals. He was a student of Cesare Lombroso, who believed that criminals were born with certain physical...
by Khushdil Khan Kasi | Jul 28, 2025 | Theories
Lonnie Athens Violentization Theory Lonnie Athens is an American criminologist who created a powerful and thought-provoking theory called the Violentization Theory. This theory is all about understanding how a person becomes violent. Athens did not believe that...
by Khushdil Khan Kasi | Jul 27, 2025 | Theories
Edmond Locard’s Contribution to Fingerprints Edmond Locard was a brilliant French scientist often known as the “Sherlock Holmes of Lyon.” He made many important contributions to forensic science, but one of the most interesting areas he worked in was...
by Khushdil Khan Kasi | Jul 27, 2025 | Theories
Broken Windows Theory by George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson The Broken Windows Theory is a simple yet powerful idea about how crime and disorder are connected. It was introduced by two American scholars, George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson, in 1982....
