This book presents reviews of the literature and reports of new
findings from research into biological correlates of criminal
behavior. The chapters are revised versions of talks given by
participants in an Advanced Study Institute sponsored by the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization and held inCastelvecchio Pascoli in
September, 1986. It is our second edited volume on biology and
crime. The first book, The Causes of Cdme; New Biological
Apwoaches, was published in 1987. In the preface to that book we
described the regrettable hi. tory of the paeudobiological research
into social problem. conducted by the Social Darwinists at the turn
of the century. We requested that that unfortunate legacy not
inhibit responsible and scientifically sound investigations of
biological and psychological variables in criminology today.
Evidence is mounting that showl that research limited to social and
environmental vadables cannot explain the behavior of the minority
of criminal offenders whose criminal careen begin in adolescence
and develop into recidivistic and violent . . saults on society.
Certainly these offenders are few, but epidemiological studies have
found them to be responsible for an amount of crimes
disproportionate to their small numbers. As few . . 5 % of males
commit over 50% of criminal offenses. Intervention directed at
these relatively few individuals could, if succes. ful,
dramatically reduce our growing violent crime rate. The chapters in
our earlier book showed that some biological variables do relate to
this type of chronic offending.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
NATO Science Series D:, 40 |
| Release date: |
September 2011 |
| First published: |
1988 |
| Editors: |
T. E. Moffitt
• Sarnoff A. Mednick
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
332 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-9401077446 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Psychology >
General
|
| LSN: |
9401077444 |
| Barcode: |
9789401077446 |
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