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Lombroso Research Paper

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Lombroso came out with his theories that it was about answering the questions “why do people commit crime.” Theories are not fact, but rather an idea that might answer the question being posed. Lombroso's theories were a starting point for us today. As far as history goes judging his work, it should be looked at as a starting point. Lombroso's fourth category of criminals of passion he might have had a good idea about an aspect of why people commit crime because today society has evidence of those type of people existing. As an example, let is say a wife has experienced such traumatic physical or emotional abuse that she might become so livid, thus, committing a crime of passion where she was angry with her husband and we want to know the answer

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