Cesare Lombroso and the Rise of Darwinian Criminal Justice

Episode 184 November 07, 2007 00:04:32
Cesare Lombroso and the Rise of Darwinian Criminal Justice
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Cesare Lombroso and the Rise of Darwinian Criminal Justice

Nov 07 2007 | 00:04:32

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Show Notes

On this episode of ID the Future, John West shares from his new book, Darwin Day in America, about Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso and the New School of Criminal Anthropology. Lombroso and his disciples contended that criminal behavior could be explained largely as a throwback to earlier stages of Darwinian evolution. Listen in as West illustrates the consequences of applying Darwin's theory to criminal justice.

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