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Ugly People and Crime

Jim Riley

8th June 2010

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Well, here’s a new twist on Cesare Lombroso’s theory that crime lies in the shape of the skull (phrenology). This time the claim from some researchers is that it’s all to do with how ugly you are. Apparently they even got funding for this stuff. Check it out on More or Less and this link to the Washington Post. Normally I’d take the time to list a few criticisms, but as you all know, I’m a marking machine at the moment. Mind you, for a start I guess it depends on what you call ‘ugly’. For the technically minded, and those who want to be rewarded for their knowledge in exams, that’s a matter of operationalization, of course.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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