LONDON
- 27 December 1919
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 73 (26) , 1951-1952
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1919.02610520041026
Abstract
Nov. 26, 1919. Refutation of Lombroso's Theories in Official Work on Criminology The most important work on criminology that has appeared in this country, or indeed in any country, has just been issued by the government. In 1901, Dr. Griffiths, deputy medical officer of Parkhurst prison, formed the idea of subjecting a large number of prisoners convicted of certain similar offense to measurements to ascertain whether they showed any deviation from what might be regarded as the normal, or noncriminal type. The suggestion commended itself to his superiors, who recommended that the observations should be extended to the general body of convicts so that the existing theories of criminology, particularly those of Lombroso, might be tested. In conjunction with the medical officers of the chief convict prisons, a scheme was drawn up and the data were tabulated by the late Dr. Charles Goring, deputy medical officer of the prison service.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: