... 's later theories, which accepted environmental factors as possible causes of criminal behaviour have been criticised because of a lack of further research. Lombroso's theory did bring with it positive advances in criminology, however. It was among the first theories to attribute criminal behaviour, not to a lack of will power or a curable "wickedness", but to factors beyond the criminal's control. It is this ... which has seen Lombroso hailed as "The father of modern criminology"(Shaffer 1976) as his further studies have paved the way for most disciplines within modern criminological re...

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