As scientists come closer to identifying genetic markers for human behaviour, society is challenged to determine how reliable these findings might be and whether they can be used to solve real-life problems. If there are specific genes that predispose people to violence, how should the courts use this genetic information? Does it matter, in prosecution and sentencing, whether a genetic predisposition to criminality exists? How should we weigh this information against environmental influences such as poverty or physical ...
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As scientists come closer to identifying genetic markers for human behaviour, society is challenged to determine how reliable these findings might be and whether they can be used to solve real-life problems. If there are specific genes that predispose people to violence, how should the courts use this genetic information? Does it matter, in prosecution and sentencing, whether a genetic predisposition to criminality exists? How should we weigh this information against environmental influences such as poverty or physical abuse?
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New. 1557985804. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--277 pages--TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface * Pt. I History of Genetic Research and the Philosophy of Free Will and Determinism 1 * Ch. 1 On the Threshold: Illusion and Reality in American Psychiatric Thought 5 * Elaboration: Criminal Determinism in Twentieth-Century America 31 * Ch. 2 "Big Ideas, Images and Distorted Facts": The Insanity Defense, Genetics, and the "Political World" 37 * Ch. 3 The Genetics of Behavior and Concepts of Free Will and Determinism 67 * Elaboration: Genetics, Social Responsibility, and Social Practices 76 * Elaboration: Natural-Born Defense Attorneys 82 * Pt. II The Complex Interface of Clinical Psychiatry and Genetic Research 93 * Ch. 4 Phenomenology of Psychiatric Illnesses With Special Reference to Risk of Violence and Other Criminal Behavior 99 * Elaboration: Genetic Research and the Clinical Subtleties of Mental Illness 106 * Elaboration: Violence and Mental Illness: Additional Complexities 109 * Ch. 5 Genetic Research on Mental Disorders 115 * Elaboration: New Techniques in the Genetic Analysis of Complex Illness 150 * Pt. III Genetic Research in Relation to Criminal and Juvenile Law 159 * Ch. 6 Criminal Responsibility and the "Genetics Defense" 163 * Elaboration: The "Genetics Defense": Hurdles and Pressures 174 * Elaboration: The Use of Human Genome Research in Criminal Defense and Mitigation of Punishment 182 * Elaboration: The "Defective Gene" Defense in Criminal Cases 192 * Ch. 7 Juvenile Law and Genetics 199 * Ch. 8 Juvenile Culpability and Genetics 211 * Pt. IV Conclusions and Recommendations 225 * Ch. 9 A Brave New Crime-Free World? 227 * Ch. 10 Criminal Law 243 * Ch. 11 The New Genetics and Juvenile Law 251 * Author Index 255 * Subject Index 271 * About the Editors 277. --REVIEW: The New England Journal of Medicine, June 8, 2000 "Over the past few years, genetic research has produced rudimentary data on a possible direct connection between genetic makeup and major psychiatric illnesses (or traits such as impulsivity). These early findings may eventually have implications for diagnosis, treatment, and genetic counseling, but they also raise the issue of genetic determinism. In our legal system, criminal responsibility depends on the assumption of the individual person's capacity to choose his or her behavior freely. Circumstances that interfere with free will, including juvenile status or insanity (a major mental illness interfering with the ability to know right from wrong), have traditionally been reasons for limiting criminal responsibility. A genetic illness that interferes with free will could reasonably raise questions about the culpability of the transgressor. Evidence from genetics for a biologic basis of behavior would not go unnoticed by those searching for a "scientific" explanation of human behavior. The law has frequently turned to medicine for assistance in understanding behavior and has been variably rewarded. The judicial system has begun to use the initial genetic data, but concern has been expressed by geneticists and others regarding misapplication of these concepts and data. Genetics and Criminality succeeds in bringing together an interdisciplinary group of experts in philosophy, medicine, psychiatry, and law to review the implications of the new genetic data for the courtroom and society. The book has four sections: "History of Genetic Research and the Philosophy of Free Will and Determinism, " "The Complex Interface of Clinical Psychiatry and Genetic Research, " "Genetic Research in Relation to Criminal and Juvenile Law, " and "Conclusions and Recommendations." There are 11 chapters; at the end of several of them, concepts are elaborated to assist the reader in understanding the material in the chapter. The philosophical discussion of free will and determinism in this book is lively because...
