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Biology and Crime

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Biology and Crime profiles biological approaches to understanding why some people are criminals and others not. Written by internationally recognized behavioral geneticist David C. Rowe, the book offers instructors and students a brief, contemporary presentation of biological approaches to
crime with a minimum of jargon.

Boxes highlight special topics and examples drawn from newspaper stories to spark student interest.

Chapters cover:
* Behavioral genetics
* Evolutionary approaches to crime
* Biological tests for criminal disposition
* The human genome and crime
* The environment and crime
* Ethical and policy implications

This book will enrich students' appreciation of the nexus of biology and crime--without negating non-biological theories of crime.

Language: English

Pages: 162

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: October 22, 2001

ISBN: 0195330099

ISBN 13: 9780195330090

Biology and Crime

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Biology and Crime profiles biological approaches to understanding why some people are criminals and others not. Written by internationally recognized behavioral geneticist David C. Rowe, the book offers instructors and students a brief, contemporary presentation of biological approaches to
crime with a minimum of jargon.

Boxes highlight special topics and examples drawn from newspaper stories to spark student interest.

Chapters cover:
* Behavioral genetics
* Evolutionary approaches to crime
* Biological tests for criminal disposition
* The human genome and crime
* The environment and crime
* Ethical and policy implications

This book will enrich students' appreciation of the nexus of biology and crime--without negating non-biological theories of crime.

Language: English

Pages: 162

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: October 22, 2001

ISBN: 0195330099

ISBN 13: 9780195330090

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