The neurobiology of criminal behavior : gene-brain-culture interaction

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The neurobiology of criminal behavior : gene-brain-culture interaction

Anthony Walsh and Jonathon D. Bolen

Ashgate, c2012

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-207) and index

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内容説明

The main feature of this work is that it explores criminal behavior from all aspects of Tinbergen's Four Questions. Rather than focusing on a single theoretical point of view, this book examines the neurobiology of crime from a biosocial perspective. It suggests that it is necessary to understand some genetics and neuroscience in order to appreciate and apply relevant concepts to criminological issues. Presenting up-to-date information on the circuitry of the brain, the authors explore and examine a variety of characteristics, traits and behavioral syndromes related to criminal behavior such as ADHD, intelligence, gender, the age-crime curve, schizophrenia, psychopathy, violence and substance abuse. This book brings together the sociological tradition with the latest knowledge the neurosciences have to offer and conveys biological information in an accessible and understanding way. It will be of interest to scholars in the field and to professional criminologists.

目次

  • Contents: Foreword
  • Preface
  • The basic brain
  • Neurochemistry, gene-cultural coevolution, and criminal behavior
  • Brain development, abuse-neglect, and criminality
  • ADHD, comorbid disorders, and criminal behavior
  • The age-crime curve, puberty, and brain maturation
  • Substance abuse disorders, epigenetic plasticity, and criminal behavior
  • Intelligence, nature/nurture, and criminal behavior
  • Schizophrenia, brain development, and criminal behavior
  • Criminal violence and the brain
  • Gender, crime, and the brain
  • The psychopath: the quintessential criminal
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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