Genetics of Criminal and Antisocial Behaviour
Genetics of Criminal and Antisocial Behaviour

Author: Gregory R. Bock

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-30

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0470514833

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This book offers a fresh perspective on the controversial topic of criminal and antisocial behavior. It synthesizes findings from behavioral and population genetics, evolutionary biology and criminology and presents the latest findings in twin studies, adoption cohort studies, molecular genetics and animal models for human aggression. Also included is a detailed analysis of the legal implications of genetics and crime research and strategies for rehabilitation.

Genetics and Criminal Behavior
Genetics and Criminal Behavior

Author: David Wasserman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-01-15

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780521627283

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In this 2001 volume a group of leading philosophers address some of the basic conceptual, methodological and ethical issues raised by genetic research into criminal behavior. The essays explore the complexities of tracing any genetic influence on criminal, violent or antisocial behavior; the varieties of interpretations to which evidence of such influences is subject; and the relevance of such influences to the moral and legal appraisal of criminal conduct. The distinctive features of this collection are: first, that it advances public discussion while clarifying the debate about genetic research and criminal behavior; second, that it explains scientific controversies about behavioral genetics in lucid, non-technical terms; third, that it demonstrates how the possible findings on genetics and crime bear on fundamental issues of moral and criminal responsibility. The volume will be of particular value to philosophers concerned with applied ethics (especially bioethics), behavioral geneticists, psychologists, legal theorists, and criminologists.

The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime
The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime

Author: Rosemary Gartner

Publisher: Oxford Handbooks

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 745

ISBN-13: 0199838704

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The editors, Rosemary Gartner and Bill McCarthy, have assembled a diverse cast of criminologists, historians, legal scholars, psychologists, and sociologists from a number of countries to discuss key concepts and debates central to the field. The Handbook includes examinations of the historical and contemporary patterns of women's and men's involvement in crime; as well as biological, psychological, and social science perspectives on gender, sex, and criminal activity. Several essays discuss the ways in which sex and gender influence legal and popular reactions to crime. An important theme throughout The Handbook is the intersection of sex and gender with ethnicity, class, age, peer groups, and community as influences on crime and justice. Individual chapters investigate both conventional topics - such as domestic abuse and sexual violence - and topics that have only recently drawn the attention of scholars - such as human trafficking, honor killing, gender violence during war, state rape, and genocide.

The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior
The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior

Author: Dr Jonathan D Bolen

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2013-02-28

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 140949795X

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The main feature of this work is that it explores criminal behavior from all aspects of Tinbergen's Four Questions. Rather than focusing on a single theoretical point of view, this book examines the neurobiology of crime from a biosocial perspective. It suggests that it is necessary to understand some genetics and neuroscience in order to appreciate and apply relevant concepts to criminological issues. Presenting up-to-date information on the circuitry of the brain, the authors explore and examine a variety of characteristics, traits and behavioral syndromes related to criminal behavior such as ADHD, intelligence, gender, the age-crime curve, schizophrenia, psychopathy, violence and substance abuse. This book brings together the sociological tradition with the latest knowledge the neurosciences have to offer and conveys biological information in an accessible and understanding way. It will be of interest to scholars in the field and to professional criminologists.

Born to Crime
Born to Crime

Author: Lawrence Taylor

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 1984-05-23

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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It is the limited purpose of this book to present emerging scientific evidence that genetics plays a key role in the origins of criminal behavior. The ethical considerations raised by such evidence are considerable, but are not the focus of the study.

The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior
The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior

Author: Anthony Walsh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-03

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1317023137

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The main feature of this work is that it explores criminal behavior from all aspects of Tinbergen's Four Questions. Rather than focusing on a single theoretical point of view, this book examines the neurobiology of crime from a biosocial perspective. It suggests that it is necessary to understand some genetics and neuroscience in order to appreciate and apply relevant concepts to criminological issues. Presenting up-to-date information on the circuitry of the brain, the authors explore and examine a variety of characteristics, traits and behavioral syndromes related to criminal behavior such as ADHD, intelligence, gender, the age-crime curve, schizophrenia, psychopathy, violence and substance abuse. This book brings together the sociological tradition with the latest knowledge the neurosciences have to offer and conveys biological information in an accessible and understanding way. It will be of interest to scholars in the field and to professional criminologists.

Biosocial Theories of Crime
Biosocial Theories of Crime

Author: KevinM. Beaver

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 522

ISBN-13: 1351573616

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Biosocial criminology is an emerging perspective that highlights the interdependence between genetic and environmental factors in the etiology of antisocial behaviors. However, given that biosocial criminology has only recently gained traction among criminologists, there has not been any attempt to compile some of the "classic" articles on this topic. Beaver and Walsh's edited volume addresses this gap in the literature by identifying some of the most influential biosocial criminological articles and including them in a single resource. The articles covered in this volume examine the connection between genetics and crime, evolutionary psychology and crime, and neuroscience and crime. This volume will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the causes of crime from a biosocial criminological perspective.

International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law
International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law

Author: Alan R. Felthous

Publisher: LibreDigital

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 9780470066386

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Reflecting the work of an international panel of experts, the International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law offers an in-depth and multidisciplinary look at key aspects of the development and etiology of psychopathic disorders, current methods of intervention, treatment and management, and how these disorders impact decision making in civil and criminal law.

Biological Influences on Criminal Behavior
Biological Influences on Criminal Behavior

Author: Gail S. Anderson

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2006-11-02

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1420043323

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In reviewing introductory texts available to criminologists, one is left with the impression that biological factors are irrelevant to the formulation of criminal behavior. Where biology is mentioned at all, it receives infinitesimal coverage. This dearth of attention could at one time be blamed on shoddy research and the legitimate fear that evide

Is There a Genetic Susceptibility to Engage in Criminal Acts?
Is There a Genetic Susceptibility to Engage in Criminal Acts?

Author: Katherine I. Morley

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 6

ISBN-13: 9780642538161

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Genetic explanations for criminal behaviour have been circulated since the 1700s but until recently there has not been the scientific evidence to substantiate or refute any claims. The past decade or so has seen an increase in research on the genetics of behaviour, including antisocial behaviour. This paper summarises this evidence. Recent twin studies show persuasive evidence that both genetic and environmental factors contribute to antisocial behaviour. However the genetic evidence indicates that there is no single gene, or even a small number of genes, that predict an increased risk of antisocial behaviour. Where there have been some effects the increase in risk associated with antisocial behaviour is modest.