The Causes of Crime

New Biological Approaches

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In this century, social factors have dominated theories of antisocial behaviour to the near-exclusion of other explanatory variables in the study of criminology. Criminologists are now coming to realise that fully understanding the causes of criminality requires consideration of both social and biological variables and that their models must take into account the interaction of the two. Reports of the relevant scientific work have previously been scattered through journals with varying disciplinary and geographical limitations. The book presents state-of-the-art investigation into the biological factors that produce criminal activity from authorities in nine countries who are on the forefront of research in behaviour genetics, neurophysiology, biochemistry, neuropsychology, psychophysiology, psychiatry and sociology. The Causes of Crime: New Biological Approaches offers the first comprehensive overview and integration of this new field of enquiry. It will be an invaluable resource for everyone concerned with the causes of criminal behaviour and interventions to reduce its frequency.

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Non-Fiction Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography Social Services & Welfare Crime & Criminology Causes & Prevention of Crime Psychology Social Psychology The Self, Ego, Identity, Personality

Introduction: Biological factors in crime causation: the reactions of social scientists
Methodological questions and implications
Some cautions for the biological approach to crime causation
Watch out for that last variable
Implications of biological findings for criminological research
Definitions of antisocial behaviour in biosocial research
Evidence for the role of genetics
Genetic factors in the etiology of criminal behaviour
Genetic and environmental factors in antisocial behaviour disorders
Psychophysiological and neurophysiological factors
Autonomic nervous system factors in criminal behaviour
Electroencephalogram among criminals
Childhood diagnostic and neurophysiological predictors of teenage arrest rates: an eight-year prospective study
Neurological factors
Cerebral dysfunctions and persistent juvenile delinquency
Violent behaviour and cerebral hemisphere function
Perceptual asymmetries and information processing in psychopaths
Biological Factors
The neuroendocrinology and neurochemistry of antisocial behaviour
Testosterone and adrenaline: aggressive antisocial behaviour in normal adolescent males
Personality correlates of plasma testosterone levels in young delinquents: an example of person-situation interaction?
Metabolic dysfunctions among habitually violent offenders: reactive hypoglycemia and cholesterol levels
Treatment Issues
The role of psychosurgical studies in the control of antisocial behaviour Mark
Pharmacological approaches to the treatment of antisocial behaviour
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