Modern Theories of Criminality

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CONTENTS PAGE GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE MODERN CRIMINAL SCIENCE SERIES . . . , . . . . ''.. vii INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH VERSION . . . r . . xiii PREFACE TO THE FIRST SPANISH EDITION . . . . . xix AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION . . xxiii CHAPTER I. CRIMINOLOGY . . . . '.'.'. 1 I. ORIGINS. 1 1 2. (1) Occult Sciences. Physiognomy, Phrenology. Lauvergne, Cams, Casper . . . .-'. .'. _ ". " . ' ' 2 3. (2) Psychiatry. First Theories of Criminality. Degeneration and Moral Insanity. Morel, Despine, Maudsley 5 4. (3) Statistics. QuStelet . . . '. ' ;. : . . 9 II. THE THREE INNOVATORS. 5. (1) Cesare Lombroso (1836-1909) . . ,. ~ . . . . . 213 50. (C) The Word Portrait ,., . . . . .216 51. (D) The Biographical Ledger and the Album of the Investigation of Criminals . . . . . . 218 52. (2) The Revelation of the Traces of Crime ... 221 53. (3) Inspection of the Place, of the Effects, and of the Victim of the Crime . , 224 54. (4) The Value of Testimonial Evidence .... 225 (5) Modern Investigation of Crime in Spain and in Spanish America. 55. (A) Spain . . ... . . . .227 56. (B) Spanish America . . . . . . . 229 III. THE CRIMINAL'S REPLY. 57 . . , . . . ... ... .231 CONCLUSION. 58 . .... . . . . . . . . 232 59. I. The Movement 233 60. II. The Present Status ... . . . .236 61. III. The Solution of the Future . /. ... . . 237 POSTSCRIPT TO THE CHAPTER ON THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF CRIME. 62. . , . . . v .. . 242 INDEX 245