D. Pellegrino, MD, and the anthologists deliver what they promise in the introduction.The current resurgence of biologic explanations for human behavior has overreaching implications. Is criminality biochemically determined? Are we the instruments of our genes? What are the ethical dimensions and the ...
poor nutrition Not everyone who breaks the law ends up in prison This type of theorising neglects the idea that there is a "grey area" of criminality - people who commit crimes but who are not caught and, therefore, not imprisoned. ...
Biology, Crime and Ethics: A Study of Biological Explanations for Criminal Behavior Drs Frank H. Marsh and Janet Katz bring us, in a single volume, a number of impressive papers, perspectives, and positions, previously and independently published in different journals and books. Apparently their ...
The incomplete interface between remediation-oriented research and basic science research has hampered progress toward gaining insight into the etiologies of autism, despite the availability of abundant research data. Investigators of these two research domains differ in their background training and primary...
It appears that this act, recognized as a serious breach of the law, established the senior Aum membership's first bond of criminality. It created a precedent of proceeding with what they viewed as their mission even when it required disregarding the law. Sanae Ouchi saw the burning of the ...
Body Types Criminality is explained by reference to the offenders’ body types. Genetics, or external observable physical characteristics Ernst Kretschmer “biopsychological constitutional typology” Cycloid personality, associated with heavy, soft type of body, lacks spontaneity and sophistication. Commit mos...
Findings reveal that discussions of this issue were commonplace and invoke many of the same theoretical explanations currently used for female criminality (chivalry, opportunity, liberation, and patriarchy). When the biologistic (and sexist) orientations of these writings are removed, we are left ...
Overview The synthesis of biological and social environmental theories is a relatively recent phenomenon in criminology. While the early criminologists focused heavily on biological factors related to criminality, criminology eventually came to be dominated by sociological explanations of criminal behavior in...