Understanding Biosocial Criminology
A Paradigm for the 21st Century
Seiten
2024
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-0353-2286-2 (ISBN)
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-0353-2286-2 (ISBN)
Informative and insightful, this prescient book argues that biosocial criminology is a powerful paradigm for understanding criminal behavior, crucially outlining its nature via nurture perspective, as opposed to nature versus nurture.
Examining the core correlations between criminal activity and the identifying characteristics of age, sex, race, intelligence and poverty, Anthony Walsh contends that the biosocial perspective is criminology’s future as it encompasses all relevant factors that influence human behavior, from neurons to neighborhoods. Walsh draws from evolutionary biology, genetics, and neurobiology to emphasize that in order to understand the traits and behaviors of any species, it is necessary to inquire about their function, phylogeny, ontogeny, and causation. Offering a unique perspective, Understanding Biosocial Criminology concludes that the environment is deeply involved in behavior, yet also insists that humans are not simply reactors to externalities.
Uniting the biological and social sciences, this book will be an interesting read for academics, students and researchers in criminology, social psychology, and sociology and sociological theory. Its insight into criminal behavior will also be of interest to professionals and practitioners working in the legal field.
Examining the core correlations between criminal activity and the identifying characteristics of age, sex, race, intelligence and poverty, Anthony Walsh contends that the biosocial perspective is criminology’s future as it encompasses all relevant factors that influence human behavior, from neurons to neighborhoods. Walsh draws from evolutionary biology, genetics, and neurobiology to emphasize that in order to understand the traits and behaviors of any species, it is necessary to inquire about their function, phylogeny, ontogeny, and causation. Offering a unique perspective, Understanding Biosocial Criminology concludes that the environment is deeply involved in behavior, yet also insists that humans are not simply reactors to externalities.
Uniting the biological and social sciences, this book will be an interesting read for academics, students and researchers in criminology, social psychology, and sociology and sociological theory. Its insight into criminal behavior will also be of interest to professionals and practitioners working in the legal field.
Anthony Walsh, Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminal Justice, Boise State University, US
Contents:
Preface
1 What is biosocial criminology?
2 The issue of human nature
3 Behavioral (quantitative) genetics
4 Molecular genetics and antisocial behavior
5 Evolutionary theory and antisocial behavior
6 The neurobiology of antisocial behavior
7 Life history theory and psychopathy
8 Crime and mental disorders
9 Understanding the age–crime curve
10 Intelligence (IQ) and criminal behavior
11 Female offending and the gender ratio problem
12 Crime and sexuality
13 Race and crime
14 Traditional theories and biosocial theory
15 Biosocial criminology: prevention and treatment policies
Conclusion
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.04.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Understanding series |
| Verlagsort | Cheltenham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-0353-2286-2 / 1035322862 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-0353-2286-2 / 9781035322862 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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