what is the history of biological theory in contemporary cri

what is the history of biological theory in contemporary criminology

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Scientific criminologists named Cesare Lombroso (1835–1909), Raffaele Garofalo (1852– 1934), and Enrico Ferri (1856–1928) believed that biological and mental abnormalities from birth make people commit crime.They believed there exixts link between the pattern of behaviour and chemical changes in the nervous system and each criminal posseses unique set of characteristics that helps explain his behaviour.Therefore, tendencies of criminals according to biological theory could be either inherited or neurological based or blood related disorders.