pt. 1. Introduction and overview of biosocial criminology -- pt. 2. Genetics and crime -- pt. 3. The brain and crime -- pt. 4. Environments and crime -- pt. 5. Evolutionary psychology and crime
Summary
In response to exciting developments in genetics, neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, a number of criminologists have embraced the position that criminal behaviour is the product of biological, psychological, and sociological factors operating together in complex ways. They have come to realize that if they are to capture the dynamic nature of criminal behaviour then they must span multiple levels of analysis and thus multiple disciplines. The explosion of interest in this field of biosocial criminology over the past ten years means that the time is ripe for this research companion aimed at graduate students and scholars, giving them an essential overview of the current state of research in the field
