The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior

Gene-Brain-Culture Interaction

Anthony Walsh, Jonathan D. Bolen (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-11719-8 (ISBN)

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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.

Anthony Walsh is a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Boise State University, Idaho, USA. He is the author or co-author of 26 books and over 100 journal articles. His main interests are biosocial criminology, statistics, and the philosophy of law. Jonathan D. Bolan is a graduate student specializing in the neurobiology of criminal behavior.

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.07.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-138-11719-6 / 1138117196
ISBN-13	978-1-138-11719-8 / 9781138117198
Zustand	Neuware