ESSAY ON: Lombroso/Criminal Woman

Number of Pages 3

This research paper: A 3 page book review of Criminal Woman, the Prostitute and the Normal Woman by Cesare Lombroso and G. Ferrero. Lombroso (1835-1909) is considered to be one of the founders of criminology, as well as criminal anthropology. He was one of the first scholars to endeavor to bring scientific methods to the study of criminal behavior. He formulated the first criminological theory to be based on empirical evidence, and his text La donna delinquente (The Criminal Woman) is an application of that theory. The main points of the text are summarized and its significance to criminology is discussed. No additional sources cited.


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