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Cesare Lombroso and the Rise of Darwinian Criminal Justice
John G. West
March 20, 2009
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On this episode of ID the Future , John West shares from his book, Darwin Day in America , about Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso and the New School of Criminal Anthropology. Lombroso and his disciples contended that criminal behavior could be explained largely as a throwback to earlier stages of Darwinian evolution. Listen in as West illustrates the consequences of applying Darwin’s theory to criminal justice.
Photo by Chris Morgan, © Discovery Institute Senior Fellow , Managing Director , and Vice President of Discovery InstituteDr. John G. West is Vice President of the Seattle-based Discovery Institute and Managing Director of its Center for Science and Culture. He also serves as the Distinguished Scholar of American Government and Christian Civic Engagement at Cornerstone University. West is an award-winning author and documentary filmmaker who has written or edited 14 books, including Endowed by Our Creator, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity , Darwin Day in America: How Our Politics and Culture Have Been Dehumanized in the Name of Science , The Magician’s Twin: C. S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society , and Walt Disney and Live Action . His documentary films include Fire-Maker , Revolutionary , and the award-winning Human Zoos . West holds a PhD in Government from Claremont Graduate University, and he has been interviewed by media outlets such as CNN, Fox News, Reuters, Time magazine, The New York Times , USA Today , and The Washington Post .