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.
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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.
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New. 0471957194. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction: concepts of antisocial behaviour, of cause and of genetic influences 1 * Issues in the search for candidate genes in mice as potential animal models of human aggression 21 * Aggression from a developmental perspective: genes, environments and interactions 45 * A twin study of self-reported criminal behaviour 61 * Heterogeneity among juvenile antisocial behaviours: findings from the Virginia Twin Study of Adolescent Behavioural Development 76 * Predisposition to criminality: Swedish adoption studies in retrospect 99 Assessing the role of genetics in crime using adoption cohorts 115 Direct analysis of candidate genes in impulsive behaviours 139 MAOA deficiency and abnormal behaviour: perspectives on an association 155 Serotonin in alcoholic violent offenders 168 Evolutionary adaptationism: another biological approach to criminal and antisocial behaviour 183 Chronic problems in understanding tribal violence and warfare 202 The implications for responsibility of possible genetic factors in the explanation of violence 237 Legal implications of genetics and crime research 248 Concluding remarks 265 Index of contributors 272 Subject index 274. --DESCRIPTION: --Univ. Of Maryland. An explanation of the debate concerning behavioral genetics, in particular, the practice of genetic research into criminal behavior. Examines the broader issues surrounding the debate such as causation and moral responsibility. For scholars, philosophers and scientists. --This volume brings together a group of essays by leading philosophers of science, ethicists, and legal scholars, commissioned for an important and controversial conference on genetics and crime. The essays address basic conceptual, methodological, and ethical issues raised by genetic research on criminal behavior but largely ignored in the public debate. They explore the complexities in tracing any genetic influence on criminal, violent, or antisocial behavior, the varieties of interpretation to which evidence of such influences is subject, and the relevance of such influences to the moral and legal appraisal of criminal conduct. The volume provides a critical overview of the assumptions, methods, and findings of recent behavioral genetics. --with a bonus offer--