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    Ernst Kretschmer proposed a theory linking criminal behavior to physical body type. He identified four types: pyknic (stout), athletic (muscular), asthenic (skinny), and dysplastic/mixed. The pyknic type was linked to deception, fraud and violence. The athletic type was connected to violence. The asthenic type may commit petty theft and fraud. The dysplastic/mixed type's offenses were against decency and morality.

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    Ernst Kretschmer proposed a theory linking criminal behavior to physical body type. He identified four types: pyknic (stout), athletic (muscular), asthenic (skinny), and dysplastic/mixed. The pyknic type was linked to deception, fraud and violence. The athletic type was connected to violence. The asthenic type may commit petty theft and fraud. The dysplastic/mixed type's offenses were against decency and morality.

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    Criminal Anthropology Theories

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    Ernst Kretschmer proposed a theory linking criminal behavior to physical body type. He identified four types: pyknic (stout), athletic (muscular), asthenic (skinny), and dysplastic/mixed. The pyknic type was linked to deception, fraud and violence. The athletic type was connected to violence. The asthenic type may commit petty theft and fraud. The dysplastic/mixed type's offenses were against decency and morality.

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    Ernst Kretschmer’s Physique Theory
    a. Pyknic Type – those who are stout and with round bodies. They
    tend to commit deception, fraud and violence.

    b. Athletic Type – those who are muscular and strong. They are usually
    connected with violence.

    c. Asthenic Type – those who are skinny and slender. They may
    commit petty theft and fraud.

    d. Dysplastic or Mixed Type – those who are less clear evident having
    any predominant type. There offenses are against decency and
    morality.

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