Evolutionary forensic psychology : Darwinian foundations of crime and law

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Evolutionary forensic psychology : Darwinian foundations of crime and law

edited by Joshua D. Duntley and Todd K. Shackelford

Oxford University Press, 2008

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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The field of forensic psychology explores the intersection of psychology and the law. The purpose of this book is to examine topics in the field using the powerful, multidisciplinary, conceptually integrated approach that the natural sciences have embraced for decades with great success. Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is the meta-theoretical framework that unifies the field of biology. It unites research and understanding of the development, control, and organization of behavior. The study of humans, which includes all of the social sciences, is part of the field of biology. Darwin's theory provides a powerful meta-theoretical framework that can unify and energize forensic psychology, just as it has the biological sciences. Evolutionary processes undoubtedly shaped physiological characteristics to help solve problems of survival and reproduction. The lungs, for example, with their vast surface area and moist membranes are marvelous adaptions for extracting oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide. Natural selection is the only known process capable of shaping complex functional mechanisms. Just as it shaped physiological adaptations with specific problem-solving functions, it also shaped our thoughts and emotions to guide behaviors toward solving recurrent problems of survival and reproduction. With this logic, we can use knowledge of ancestral problems to guide our understanding of how the mind works. Evolutionary Forensic Psychology is a necessary step toward a unified and complete understanding of psychology and the law. It recognizes that crimes such as murder, non-lethal violence, rape, and theft are manifestations of evolutionarily recurrent selection when they gave individuals an advantage in competition for resources. Each of the chapters that comprise this volume has been selected to provide the first unified examination of important research contributions and future directions of Evolutionary Forensic Psychology.

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Part I: Introduction and Overview 1: Evolutionary Forensic Psychology - Joshua Duntley and Todd Shackelford 2: The Promise of Evolutionary Psychology for Criminology: The Examples of Gender and Age - Anthony Walsh and Kevin Beaver Part II: Adaptation and Violent Crimes 3: The Origins of Homicide - Joshua Duntley and David Buss 4: Intimate Partner Violence - Aaron Goetz, Todd Shackelford, Valerie G. Starratt, and William F. McKibbin Part III: Adaptation and Sex Crimes 5: The Evolutionary Psychology of Sexual Harassment - Kingsley Browne 6: Evolutionary Psychological Perspectives on Rape - William McKibbin, Valerie Starratt, and Todd Shackelford 7: The World's Oldest Profession: Evolutionary Insights into Prostitution Catherine Salmon Part IV: Adaptation and the Production of Criminal Behavior 8: Risk Taking, , Antisocial Behavior, and Life Histories - Sandeep Mishra and Martin Lalumiere 9: Theft - Satoshi Kanazawa 10: In Cold Blood: The Evolution of Psychopathy - Martin Lalumiere, Sandeep Mishra, and Grant T. Harris Part V: Victims of Crime 11: Victim Adaptations - Joshua Duntley and Todd Shackelford 12: The Evolution of a Sense of Justice - Dennis Krebs Part VI: Applications and Future Directions 13: Reducing Crime Evolutionarily - Lee Ellis 14: Did the Victim Deserve to Die? Darwin Goes to Court - Andy Thomson

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