Over the past two decades, research has revealed that genetic factors shape the propensity
for aggressive, antisocial, and violent behavior. The best-documented gene implicated in …

Drawing upon the recent resurgence of biological criminology, several studies have
highlighted a critical role for genetic factors in the ontogeny of antisocial and violent conduct …

Drawing on startling new evidence from the map** of the genome, an explosive new
account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human story Fewer ideas have been …

The current chapter provides an overview of the research, clinical, and practitioner
experiences and academic disciplinary sources of motivation for this book. Psychopathy is a …

In a recent article published in Criminology, Burt and Simons () claimed that the statistical
violations of the classical twin design render heritability studies useless. Claiming …

Unfortunately, the nature‐versus‐nurture debate continues in criminology. Over the past 5
years, the number of heritability studies in criminology has surged. These studies invariably …

The importance of evolutionary forces for comparative economic performance across
societies has been the focus of a vibrant literature, highlighting the roles played by the …

The main enzyme for serotonin degradation, monoamine oxidase (MAO) A, has recently
emerged as a key biological factor in the predisposition to impulsive aggression. Male …

Psychological Criminology addresses the question: what is it about individuals and their
experiences that cause them to commit crime and/or to become criminal? This book …

Across a significant body of research, psychopathy has often been conceptualized as a
biologically based malady. In this research, genetic and neurobiological differences have …