TY - JOUR PY - 2017// TI - What criminals' tattoos symbolize: drawing on Darwin, Durkheim, and Lombroso JO - Deviant behavior A1 - Jacques, Scott SP - 1303 EP - 1317 VL - 38 IS - 11 N2 - Criminals' tattoos have many meanings. A limitation of prior research is that these meanings have not been organized into an elegant yet exhaustive typology that is theoretically informed. To address that gap, this article analyzes "Russian criminal tattoos" in light of classic conceptions of tattoos--namely those of Darwin, Durkheim, and Lombroso. The benefits of the analysis include (1) an expanded conception of what tattoos symbolize from Darwinian and Durkheimian perspectives and (2) the formation of a simple but comprehensive typology of what criminals' tattoos represent. The article concludes by considering implications for future research.

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LA - en SN - 0163-9625 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2016.1197606 ID - ref1 ER -