Biosocial criminology
new directions in theory and research
Walsh, Anthony
1941-
Beaver, Kevin M.
text
bibliography
nyu
New York
Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group
2009
monographic
eng
xvii, 285 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Pt. I. An Overview of the Biosocial Approach -- 1. Introduction to Biosocial Criminology / Anthony Walsh and Kevin M. Beaver -- 2. Criminal Behavior from Heritability to Epigenetics: How Genetics Clarifies the Role of the Environment / Anthony Walsh -- 3. Molecular Genetics and Crime / Kevin M. Beaver -- 4. The Ghost in the Machine and Criminal Behavior: Criminology for the 21st Century / John Paul Wright, Danielle Boisvert, Kim Dietrich and M. Douglas Ris -- 5. Evolutionary Psychology and Crime / Satoshi Kanazawa -- Pt. II. Major Correlates of Crime -- 6. Gender and Crime: An Evolutionary Perspective / Anne Campbell -- 7. Inconvenient Truths: Science, Race, and Crime / John Paul Wright -- 8. Crazy by Design: A Biosocial Approach to the Age-Crime Curve / Anthony Walsh -- 9. Substance Abuse and Crime: Biosocial Foundations / Michael G. Vaughn -- 10. Testosterone and Violence among Young Men / Allan Mazur -- Pt. III. Serious Violent Criminals and Biosocial Approaches to Crime Prevention -- 11. Neuroscience and the Holy Grail: Genetics and Career Criminality / Matt DeLisi -- 12. Psychopathy / Richard P. Wiebe -- 13. No Longer Taboo: Crime Prevention Implications of Biosocial Criminology / Matthew Robinson.
edited by Anthony Walsh and Kevin M. Beaver.
Includes bibliographical references.
Criminology
Criminal behavior
Physiological aspects
Criminal behavior
Genetic aspects
Human beings
Effect of environment on
Sociobiology
Environmental psychology
364.24 WAL.B
Criminology and justice studies
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