KnowraCesare LombrosoLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Cesare Lombroso, each with the reason it gives.All 7Related 3Compared with 4Criminal profilingRelated: His theories were an early attempt to infer offender characteristics, though their biological claims were discredited.Richard von Krafft-EbingRelated: Both figures brought medical theories into debates about criminal behavior and responsibility.CriminologyRelated: His biological account became a landmark—and caution—in criminology’s history.Cesare BeccariaCompared with: Lombroso’s positivist account of crime contrasts with Beccaria’s emphasis on law and rational deterrence.Hans GrossCompared with: Lombroso sought explanations in bodily types, while Gross focused on disciplined investigation of evidence.Alexandre LacassagneCompared with: Lombroso’s biological theory of the criminal challenged Lacassagne’s emphasis on social surroundings.Earnest HootonCompared with: Lombroso’s theories offer an earlier version of the biological criminality claims Hooton later investigated.