CROOKS AND LOOKS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume LIX, Issue 6754, 23 June 1920, Page 2

CROOKS AND LOOKS.

HOW TO TELL A CEIMINAL. Many criminals who might otherwise have escaped have been detected by tho abnormal development of their heads. Professor Lombroso, a great criminologist said that it was his opinion that all criminals except thieves had remarkable heads. Charles Peace is a striking example, for his head was of enormous size, whilst his ears were very' prominent. Irregular heads are another feature in criminals of all classes. The thief I possesses this peculiarity in addition to ft remarkably small head. The lower part.of the face has always a heavy appearance, and crime experts declare that the weight of the lower jaw is far above that of an ordinary man. Young thieves often have a number of frechles and wrinkle* which are strongly marked. A unique feature m an habitual criminal is that whilst the hair of the head is abundant, that of the beard is scanty. Left-handedncss is common in young and old alike, but in exceptional cases some criminals have been found to be ambidextrous. Criminali never sleep well, ana" the respiratory organs, necessarily good for the sake of health, are also deficient. Stooping shoulders, narrow chests, and large noses nro other strange features.