Biosocial Criminology: New Directions in Theory and Research (Criminology and Justice Studies)

Ideal for use, either as a second text in a standard criminology course, or for a discrete course on biosocial perspectives, this book of original chapters breaks new and important ground for ways today's criminologists need to think more broadly about the crime problem. Designed To Bring Criminology Into The 21st Century By Showing How Leading Criminologists Have Integrated Aspects Of The Biological Sciences Into Their Discipline, This Book Covers Behaviour And Molecular Genetics, Evolutionary Biology, And Neuroscience, And Applies Them To Various Correlates Of Crime. Introduction To Biosocial Criminology / Anthony Walsh And Kevin M. Beaver -- Criminal Behavior From Heritability To Epigenetics : How Genetics Clarifies The Role Of The Environment / Anthony Walsh -- Molecular Genetics And Crime / Kevin M. Beaver -- The Ghost In The Machine And Criminal Behavior : Criminology For The 21st Century / John Paul Wright ... [et Al.] -- Evolutionary Psychology And Crime / Satoshi Kanazawa -- Gender And Crime : An Evolutionary Perspective / Anne Campbell -- Inconvenient Truths : Science, Race, And Crime / John Paul Wright -- Crazy By Design : A Biosocial Approach To The Age-crime Curve / Anthony Walsh -- Substance Abuse And Crime : Biosocial Foundations / Michael G. Vaughn -- Testosterone And Violence Among Young Men / Allan Mazur -- Neuroscience And The Holy Grail : Genetics And Career Criminality / Matt Delisi -- Psychopathy / Richard P. Wiebe -- No Longer Taboo : Crime Prevention Implications Of Biosocial Criminology / Matthew Robinson. Edited By Anthony Walsh And Kevin M. Beaver. Includes Bibliographical References. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 List of Illustrations......Page 10 Contributors......Page 12 Foreword......Page 15 Preface......Page 16 Acknowledgments......Page 19 Part I An Overview of the Biosocial Approach......Page 20 1 Introduction to Biosocial Criminology......Page 26 2 Criminal Behavior from Heritability to Epigenetics: How Genetics Clarifies the Role of the Environment......Page 48 3 Molecular Genetics and Crime......Page 69 4 The Ghost in the Machine and Criminal Behavior: Criminology for the 21st Century......Page 92 5 Evolutionary Psychology and Crime......Page 109 Part II Major Correlates of Crime......Page 130 6 Gender and Crime: An Evolutionary Perspective......Page 136 7 Inconvenient Truths: Science, Race, and Crime......Page 156 8 Crazy by Design: A Biosocial Approach to the Age–Crime Curve......Page 173 9 Substance Abuse and Crime: Biosocial Foundations......Page 195 10 Testosterone and Violence among Young Men......Page 209 Part III Serious Violent Criminals and Biosocial Approaches to Crime Prevention......Page 224 11 Neuroscience and the Holy Grail: Genetics and Career Criminality......Page 228 12 Psychopathy......Page 244 13 No Longer Taboo: Crime Prevention Implications of Biosocial Criminology......Page 262 Glossary/Index......Page 284 This book is designed to bring criminology into the 21 st century by showing how leading criminologists have integrated aspects of the biological sciences into their discipline. These authors cover behavior and molecular genetics, epigenetics, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience, and apply them to various correlates of crime such as age, race, and gender. There are also chapters on substance abuse, psychopathy, career criminals, testosterone and treatment. While not trashing traditional ideas about these topics, the authors of these chapters show how biosocial concepts add to, complement, a Designed to bring criminology into the 21st century by showing how leading criminologists have integrated aspects of the biological sciences into their discipline. This book covers behavior and molecular genetics, epigenetics, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience, and apply them to various correlates of crime such as age, race, and gender