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criminal type

criminal type In this historical usage, a criminal type is a supposed mental type: a group of individuals thought to share marked, typical features of mental constitution or ways of functioning.

In this historical usage, a criminal type is a supposed mental type: a group of individuals thought to share marked, typical features of mental constitution or ways of functioning. The term treats these features as group characteristics rather than as qualities unique to one person.