Genetics of Criminal and Antisocial Behaviour

by Gregory R. Bock

Author	: Gregory R. Bock
Publisher	: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages	: 292
Release	: 2008-04-30
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 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

by David Wasserman

Author	: David Wasserman
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 356
Release	: 2001-01-15
Genre	: Philosophy
ISBN	: 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 Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior

by Dr Jonathan D Bolen

Author	: Dr Jonathan D Bolen
Publisher	: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages	: 233
Release	: 2013-02-28
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 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.

The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime

by Rosemary Gartner

Author	: Rosemary Gartner
Publisher	: Oxford Handbooks
Total Pages	: 745
Release	: 2014
Genre	: Law
ISBN	: 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.

Born to Crime

by Lawrence Taylor

Author	: Lawrence Taylor
Publisher	: Praeger
Total Pages	: 200
Release	: 1984-05-23
Genre	: Law
ISBN	:

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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 Impact of Behavioral Sciences on Criminal Law

by Nita Farahany

Author	: Nita Farahany
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Total Pages	: 540
Release	: 2009-04-16
Genre	: Law
ISBN	: 0199712654

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New discoveries from neuroscience and behavioral genetics are besieging criminal law. Novel scientific perspectives on criminal behavior could transform the criminal justice system and yet are being introduced in an ad hoc and often ill-conceived manner. Bringing together experts across multiple disciplines, including geneticists, neuroscientists, philosophers, policymakers, and legal scholars, The Impact of Behavioral Sciences on Criminal Law is a comprehensive collection of essays that address the emerging science from behavioral genetics and neuroscience and its developing impact on the criminal justice system. The essays survey how the science is and will likely be used in criminal law and the policy and the ethical issues that arise from its use for criminal law and for society.

International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law

by Alan R. Felthous

Author	: Alan R. Felthous
Publisher	: LibreDigital
Total Pages	: 512
Release	: 2007
Genre	: Psychology
ISBN	: 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.

The SAGE Handbook of Criminological Theory

by Eugene McLaughlin

Author	: Eugene McLaughlin
Publisher	: SAGE Publications
Total Pages	: 553
Release	: 2010-07-21
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 1412920388

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An indispensable international resource, The SAGE Handbook of Criminological Theory provides readers with a clear overview of criminological theory, enabling them to reflect critically upon the traditional, emergent and desirable theoretical positions of the discipline.This handbook is essential for libraries and scholars of all levels studying the rapidly developing, interdisciplinary field of criminology.

The Development of Criminal and Antisocial Behavior

by Julien Morizot

Author	: Julien Morizot
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 558
Release	: 2014-12-02
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 3319087207

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This edited book summarizes the current state of knowledge on the development of criminal and antisocial behavior over the life course. It focuses mainly on the developmental perspective, which has had a paradigmatic influence on current theoretical and empirical works in criminology. With a multidisciplinary perspective, the book reviews: (a) the fundamental concepts of developmental criminology; (b) the risk factors and developmental processes related to the most salient personal (e.g., genetics, personality) and environmental (e.g., family, peers, school) domains explaining the development of criminal and antisocial behavior; (c) the developmental issues related to a number a special themes (e.g., women criminality, street gangs) and (d) the applied and policy implications of research in developmental criminology. In each chapter, prominent researchers from different disciplines such as criminology and psychology summarize the state of knowledge on a specific topic, identify the shortcomings of past research, offer recommendations for future research needs.