Crime Theories: Off the Record

Let's get physical! Somatotyping is the classifying of people into types according to body build. In this episode, I will discuss some of the theories that relate distinctive body types to personality characteristics and relates criminal behavior to the body types.

This episode is for those who are interested in forensics and death investigation. For those students wondering what else to do with their Criminal Justice degree or who are looking into a different career. If you are interested in the guidelines and components of death investigation, read “Death Investigation: A Guide for the Field Investigator:” https://nij.ojp.gov/library/publications/death-inv...

Join me today, in one of my longer episodes, as I venture into the legacy of the Positivist School (Italian School of Criminology) through the life of two of Lombroso's students–Enrico Ferri and Raffaele Garofalo.

Join me as I share my take into the Positivist School and the search of the "criminal man."

As a bonus for you, I am sharing my perspective on Bentham's contributions to the Classical School of Criminology. If you are interested in his work, feel free to check: https://www.econlib.org/library/Bentham/bnthPML.html?chapter_num=18#book-reader

This episode ventures into the idea of free will and crime. Tune in as I share my take into Beccaria and the Classical School of Criminology and how those teachings are still prevalent in our society. If interest, check out his book: http://public-library.uk/ebooks/24/90.pdf

Is a crime a sin when not every sin is a crime? Let us delve into morality and crime as we explore spiritualism and crime.