ABSTRACT

This fascinating book traces the evolution of the "criminal body" by focusing on the work of Cesare Lombroso, an Italian physician and anthropologist, who is widely held to be the father of modern criminology. Building on Lombroso's concept of the "born criminal" and the idea that bodies could be used as evidence in criminal investigations, The Criminal Body offers an intriguing window into the origins of today's criminological science.

chapter 1|27 pages

Bodies of Evidence

chapter 2|29 pages

The Savage and the Modern

chapter 3|28 pages

Making Criminologists

chapter 4|20 pages

The Shock of Recognition

chapter 5|25 pages

Blood Will Tell

chapter 6|15 pages

After Lombroso